For diabetic retinopathy (DR), there is no ideal therapy in the mordern medicine system.Chinese medicine treatment is effective to improve the vision, slow the development, better the whole systemic symptoms and improve patients quality of life, which shows the unique advantages of Chinese medicine treatment of diabetic retinopathy.This article gives us a review on the Chinese Medicine treatment on diabetic retinopathy.Through the reviewing, the writer puts forward that after the further study going forth, related diagnostic criteria and Chinese medicine standardized treatment protocols being established, Chinese medicine will play a more broader and important role in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy.