TANG Youzhi’s experiences in treating central exudative chorioretinopathy was discussed in this article. Central exudative chorioretinopathy is treated by stages

that is

in the beginning cooling blood for hemostasis

during the stasis stage removing blood stasis for promoting tissue regeneration

and during the scar stage supplementing qi

nourishing the blood

supplementing the liver and kidney for improving eyesight. The prescription was modified according to symptoms in the course of treatment for quieting blood. Prof. TANG advocated identifying disease to confirm the diagnosis

finding etiology and pathogenesis

combining western medicine and Chinese medicine

and focusing on lifestyle adjustments and preventing recurrence.