Chronic venous diseases are the most common vascular diseases, which are the key field of vascular surgery. This review focused on the development about imaging diagnosis (including ultrasound, CT venogram, magnetic resonance venogram, venography and intravascular ultrasound), genetic scanning, drug therapy (including venous active drugs, antithrombotic drugs and sulodexide), compression therapy, surgical treatment (including heat venous ablation, non-heat venous ablation, endovascular treatment of iliac vein and repair of venous valves) of chronic venous diseases during the past years. This reflects the trend of preciseness, individualization and micro invasiveness in this field.