Location
In the depression the slightly above the inner canthus.
Cautions
Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
Indications
Conditions for which BL01 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Aversion ColdAversion ColdBenefit EyesBenefit EyesEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionEyesight / Vision Colour BlindnessColour Blindness VisionEyesight / Vision DimDim VisionEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionEyesight / Vision Myopia Short SightednessMyopia Short Sightedness VisionEyesight / Vision Night BlindnessNight Blindness VisionEyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionHeatItchiness Eye Canthus MedialItchiness Eye Canthus MedialLachrymation Wind ExposureLachrymation Wind ExposureEye PainEye PainHeadacheHeadachePhotophobia RednessEye Canthus Medial RednessEye Canthus Medial Redness SwellingWind
Protocols using BL01
- Eye Pain, Eye Itching, Eye Foreign Body Sensation, Eye Burning, Eye Dryness, Dry Eye Disease, Eye Photophobia – BL01 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000010924)
- Photophobia, Vision Blurred, Eye Itching, Eye Foreign Body Sensation, Eye Burning, Eye Dryness, Dry Eye Disease, Eye Stinging, Visual Fatigue – BL01 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06486-4)
- Dry Eye Syndrome, Eye Tear Film Dysfunction – SP06, BL01, KD03 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18226)
- Blurred Vision, Asthenopia, Dry Eye, Foreign Body Sensation Eye, Burning Eye, Dryness Ocular – LI04, ST02, SP06, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GB37, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/492150)
- Myopia – ST01, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB01 (韩贯宇解孝锋吴建峰毕宏生. 穴位电刺激与传统针刺疗法治疗青少年近视效果对比观察. 山东医药 ., 2016 [CNKI])
- Red Eyes, Dryness Eye, Visual Disturbance, Foreign Body Sensation Eye, Eye Fatigue, Dry Eye Disease, Burning Sensation Eye – LI04, ST36, SP06, BL01, BL02, KD03, GB01, GB20, GB37, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1738110)
- Memory Loss, Cognitive Impairment Mild – ST02, ST36, SP06, HT07, BL01, KD01, KD03, PC06, GB20, GB39, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1548878)
- Myopia – ST01, ST36, SP06, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB20, GB37 (韩贯宇解孝锋吴建峰毕宏生. 穴位电刺激与传统针刺疗法治疗青少年近视效果对比观察. 山东医药 ., 2016 [CNKI])
- Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure Elevated, Vision Field Defect – BL01 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/7208081)
- Vision Glaucoma – BL01 (Clinical Evaluation of Acupuncture in Treating Glaucoma. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04157530)
- Cerebral Palsy, Motor Dysfunction, Posture Abnormalities – LI04, LI11, ST02, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, HT07, SI19, BL01, BL17, BL18, BL23, BL40, BL60, BL62, KD01, KD03, KD06, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB13, GB14, GB19, LV03, CV06, CV10, CV12, CV13, CV14, CV23, GV17, GV20, GV24 (Yu Hai-bo, Liu Yong-feng & Wu Li-xiong. Acupuncture Combined with Music Therapy for Treatment of 30 Cases of Cerebral Palsy. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(4): 243-246)
- Eye Glaucoma Primary Open-angle Glaucoma, Eye Visual Acuity Loss, Eye Visual Field Loss – BL01 (Effect of Acupuncture on Visual Acuity and Visual Field in Patients With Primary Open-angle Glaucoma. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05247762)