Abstract: To analyze the etiology and treatment of oculomotor nerve paralysis in recent five years，in order to provide reference for clinical treatment of oculomotor nerve paralysis. The therapeutic methods included traditional Chinese medicine treatment（simple acupuncture，acupuncture combined with medicine，acupoint injection），integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment， surgical treatment and other treatment methods. Traditional Chinese medicine had insufficient research on systematic summary of etiology of the disease and insufficient research on the corresponding treatment methods，and lacked research reports on the mechanism of acupuncture. If animal research was strengthened，Chinese medicine will make a big breakthrough in the treatment of oculomotor nerve paralysis.

Key words: oculomotor nerve paralysis, acupuncture, treatment, surgery, combination of Chinese traditional and Western medicine