1. Syndrome of Initial Affection of Epidemic and Noxious Pathogenic Factors
Main Symptoms and Signs: At the beginning, photophobia and dacryorrhea with alternate itching and unsmooth sensations, obvious redness and slight swelling of the bulbar conjunctiva, sometimes visible star-like corneal pannus, fever and aversion to cold, and stuffy nose with discharge; thin whitish tongue coating and floating rapid pulse.
2. Syndrome of Excessive Fire of the Liver and Gallbladder
Main Symptoms and Signs: Serious photoporbia and dacryorrhea, conjunctival hyperemia and even ciliary hyperemia, dense gray-white starry pannus of the superficial cornea in a large spotty shape, bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat; red tongue with yellowish coating and thready, rapid and strong pulse.
3. Syndrome of Lingering Pannus due to Latent Pathogenic Factors
Main Symptoms and Signs: Symptomatic relief and disappearance of redness and pain of the affected eye, while starry corneal nebula in large spotty shape still being remained, accompanied sometimes by photophorbia, dacryorrhea and poor vision, bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat; thin whitish tongue coating and thready pulse.