EL10 Yan (Eye)

眼yǎnYan

Auricular Points

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Location of acupuncture point EL10 Yan (Eye)
7
Indications
8
Protocols
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Location

Center of Area 5

Cautions

Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.

Indications

Conditions for which EL10 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Acute ConjunctivitisChalazionsGlaucomaHordeolumIridocyclitisKeratitisMyopia

Protocols using EL10

  • Glaucoma – CYC08, CYC11, EL10 (doi:10.1089/acm.2010.0020 ↗)
  • Spasm Facial – AT07, AT12, CVC01, CVC06, CYC08, EL10, TF10 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.01.008 ↗)
  • Vision Loss, Retinitis Pigmentosa – LI03, LI12, ST02, ST25, HT08, BL02, BL67, GB20, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV24, XH03, XH04, XH05, XH07, XH14, CYC08, EL10 (doi:10.1111/cxo.12117 ↗)
  • Myopia Juvenile – CVC01, CVC06, CYC08, CYC11, EL10 (doi:10.1155/2022/9208478 ↗)
  • Myopia Juvenile – LI04, BL02, GB01, XH04, CVC01, EL10, IN04, IN05, TF10 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000035018 ↗)
  • Myopia Juvenile – CVC01, EL10, IN04, IN05, TF10 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000035018 ↗)
  • Myopia – CVC01, CVC06, CYC08, CYC11, EL10, TF10 (Li Yachan, Zhang Ou, Liang Wenna, Li Candong. Effect of auricular pressing treatment on myopia in children. J Tradit Chin Med 2015; 35(3): 281-284)
  • Red Eyes, Eye Pain, Conjunctivitis Acute – BL02, XH05, XH06, CYC08, EL10 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)

Most often selected alongside EL10

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with EL10. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • CYC08Liver6 protocols
  • CVC01Heart5 protocols
  • TF10Shenmen4 protocols
  • BL02Gathered Bamboo3 protocols
  • CVC06Spleen3 protocols
  • CYC11Kidney3 protocols
  • IN04Vision 12 protocols
  • IN05Vision 22 protocols
  • XH04Fish Waist2 protocols
  • XH05Supreme Yang (Sun)2 protocols
  • AT07Occiput1 protocols
  • AT12Nervous Subcortex1 protocols