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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 ColdBenefit 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 MedialLachrymation Wind ExposureEye PainHeadachePhotophobia RednessEye Canthus Medial Redness SwellingWind
Protocols using BL01
The 50 best-sourced of 67, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.
- Myopia, Eyestrain, Accommodative Lag, Visual Discomfort – ST01, ST02, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB01 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117552 ↗)
- Blurred Vision, Asthenopia, Dry Eye, Foreign Body Sensation Eye, Burning Eye, Dryness Ocular – LI04, ST02, SP06, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GB37, LV03 (doi:10.1155/2015/492150 ↗)
- Optic Atrophy, Vision Loss Acute, Optic Neuropathy Ischemic, Visual Field Defect – LI04, BL01, TB05, GB14, GB20, GV19 (doi:10.1155/2015/713218 ↗)
- Dry Eye, Dry Eye Postmenopausal – LI04, ST01, ST02, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB20, GV20 (doi:10.2147/IJN.S126968 ↗)
- Diplopia, Ophthalmopathy Thyroid-associated, Visual Impairment, Edema Palpebral, Proptosis, Chemosis, Lagophthalmos, Motility Disorder Ocular – BL01, BL02, GB01 (doi:10.4103/0366-6999.211546 ↗)
- Eye Pain, Eye Itching, Eye Foreign Body Sensation, Eye Burning, Eye Dryness, Dry Eye Disease, Eye Photophobia – BL01 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000010924 ↗)
- Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure Elevated, Vision Field Defect – BL01 (doi:10.1155/2020/7208081 ↗)
- Photophobia, Vision Blurred, Eye Itching, Eye Foreign Body Sensation, Eye Burning, Eye Dryness, Dry Eye Disease, Eye Stinging, Visual Fatigue – BL01 (doi:10.1186/s13063-022-06486-4 ↗)
- Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Nasal Itching, Rhinorrhea, Rhinitis Allergic Perennial – LU07, LI04, LI20, ST36, BL01, GB20, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s12906-023-04132-3 ↗)
- Diplopia, Ptosis Eyelid Right, Paralysis Oculomotor Nerve, Eye Movement Limited – LI04, ST01, BL01, BL02, TB05, TB23, GB20, GB41 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000037850 ↗)
- Fatigue, Insomnia, Neuropathy Peripheral Chemotherapy-induced, Diplopia, Ptosis Eyelid, Paralysis Oculomotor Nerve, Exotropia – ST01, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB01 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000038547 ↗)
- Anxiety, Depression, Blurred Vision, Eye Pain, Dry Eye, Foreign Body Sensation, Dryness Eye, Dry Eye Disease, Visual Fatigue, Ocular Pain – LI20, ST01, SI01, SI03, BL01, BL02 (doi:10.2147/OPTH.S476573 ↗)
- Ptosis, Diplopia, Ophthalmoplegia, Palsy Oculomotor – ST01, BL01, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB03, GB12, GB20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043279 ↗)
- Depression, Vision Blurred, Visual Field Defect, Optic Nerve Injury – BL01, GB19, GV17 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000042088 ↗)
- Memory Loss, Cognitive Impairment Mild – ST02, ST36, SP06, HT07, BL01, KD01, KD03, PC06, GB20, GB39, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1548878 ↗)
- 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 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1738110 ↗)
- Dry Eye Syndrome, Eye Tear Film Dysfunction – SP06, BL01, KD03 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18226 ↗)
- Myopia Juvenile – LI04, ST01, ST02, BL01, BL02, GB20 (doi:10.62852/ytr/2025/118 ↗)
- Myopia – LI04, ST01, ST02, BL01, BL02, BL18, BL23, TB23, GB01, GB20 (doi:10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2011.16.020 ↗)
- Vision Loss, Visual Impairment, Optic Neuritis – LI04, ST01, ST36, SP06, BL01, BL02, GB20, GB37 (doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.024094 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial, Cheek Weakness, Peripheral Facial Palsy – ST01, ST03, ST04, BL01, BL59, BL62, GB20 (doi:10.27820/d.cnki.gszxy.2023.000108 ↗)
- Diabetic Retinopathy – ST36, SP06, BL01, BL02, GB01 (doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.022230 ↗)
- Diplopia Post-stroke – BL01, GB20 (doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.023217 ↗)
- Dry Eye, Liver Qi Stagnation With Heat – ST01, HT08, BL01, LV02 (doi:10.27021/d.cnki.gfjzc.2025.000113 ↗)
- Vision Blurred, Macular Edema, Retinal Disease – ST02, SI06, BL01, BL02, GB14, GB34, GB37, GB40 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1717145 ↗)
- Amblyopia Anisometropic, Visual Acuity Reduced, Amblyopia, Vision Impairment – BL01, BL02, GB20, GB37 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230313-0003 ↗)
- Myopia Premyopia – ST02, BL01, BL02, TB23, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240808-k0001 ↗)
- Eye Pain, Dry Eye, Dryness Eye, Irritation Eye – ST02, BL01, BL02, TB23 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240521-0002 ↗)
- Dry Eye, Tear Film Instability, Eye Dry, Discomfort Ocular, Damage Cornea – ST01, BL01, XH07 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250206-0002 ↗)
- Hoarseness, Dysphagia, Tongue Weakness, Facial Muscle Weakness, Cranial Nerve Injury, Facial Palsy, Injury Cranial Nerve – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST25, ST36, SP06, SI18, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB14, CV04, CV06, CV23, XH03, XH05, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250218-k0004 ↗)
- Visual Impairment, Visual Impairment Cerebral – ST02, BL01, GV20, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200103-0004 ↗)
- Visual Impairment Cerebral – ST02, BL01, GV20, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200103-0004 ↗)
- Dry Eye, Dry Eye Disease – BL01 (doi:10.1186/s13063-022-06486-4 ↗)
- Dry Eye – LI04, ST01, ST36, SP06, BL01, BL02 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220318-0001 ↗)
- Ptosis, Diplopia, Paralysis Oculomotor Nerve – LI04, ST01, BL01, BL02, TB05, TB23, GB20, GB41 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000037850 ↗)
- Ptosis, Diplopia – ST01, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB01, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000038547 ↗)
- Myopia, Myopia Premyopia – ST02, BL01, BL02, TB23, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240808-k0001 ↗)
- Diplopia, Ptosis Eyelid, Oculomotor Nerve Palsy – ST01, BL01, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB03, GB12, GB20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043279 ↗)
- Dry Eye Syndrome – LI04, ST01, ST36, SP06, BL01, BL02, GB20, GB37 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.09.008 ↗)
- Dry Eye – ST36, SP06, SI06, BL01, BL02, BL18, BL23, KD03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190706-0001 ↗)
- Paralysis Oculomotor Nerve – LI04, LI06, LI11, ST02, ST03, BL01, BL02, TB05, TB23, GB01, GB04, GB14, GB20, XH43 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190514-k0006 ↗)
- Exotropia, Strabismus – LI11, LI14, ST01, ST02, SI18, BL01, BL02, BL06, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB16, XH04, XH05, XH07, XH14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250331-0008 ↗)
- Macular Edema, Visual Acuity Reduced – ST02, SI06, BL01, BL02, GB14, GB34, GB37, GB40 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1717145 ↗)
- Damp Liver, Damp Gallbladder, Heat Liver, Heat Gallbladder, Damp Liver, Damp Gallbladder, Heat Liver, Heat Gallbladder – LI11, ST02, ST19, ST20, ST25, SP09, SP16, SI04, BL01, BL02, BL19, XB02T10 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Wind Liver, Wind Liver – LU11, ST01, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST42, ST45, SI03, SI08, BL01, BL02, BL03, BL04, BL05, BL06, BL09, BL10, BL41, XU25 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- 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)
- Vision Loss, Optic Nerve Contusion – LI04, LI11, BL01, BL02, BL18, GB20, GB37, LV03, GV20 (Huang Jialan, Qian Aihua. Acupuncture Treatment for Optic Nerve Contusion. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2003)
- Vision Blurred, Optic Nerve Contusion – LI04, LI11, ST36, BL01, BL02, BL18, GB20, GB37, LV03, GV20 (Huang Jialan, Qian Aihua. Acupuncture Treatment for Optic Nerve Contusion. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2003)
- 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)
- Vision Glaucoma – BL01 (Clinical Evaluation of Acupuncture in Treating Glaucoma. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04157530)
Most often selected alongside BL01
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL01. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL02Gathered Bamboo42 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool33 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley25 protocols
- ST01Tear Container24 protocols
- TB23Silken Bamboo Hollow23 protocols
- ST02Four Direction Brightness20 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection14 protocols
- GB37Bright Light13 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles13 protocols
- GB01Pupil Crevice12 protocols
- XH05Supreme Yang (Sun)11 protocols
- GB14Yang Bright10 protocols