OBJECTIVE To investigate the protective effect and mechanism of ziyinmingmuwan (滋阴明目丸) on retina against photic injury. METHODS Seventy Sprague - Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into 7 groups, with 6 groups prepared as the models of photic trauma at first and another group taken as blank controlling one among these groups. After three days, the animals in the treatment and controlling groups were treated with ziyinmingmuwan and control agent respectively for 15 days during the period of experiment, following this, the retinal ti...