Location
05 thumb widths lateral to the outer canthus in the depression on the lateral side of the orbit.
Cautions
Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
Indications
Conditions for which GB01 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit EyesBenefit EyesDeviation EyeDeviation EyeFacial DroopFacial DroopEyesight / Vision DimDim VisionEyesight / Vision Myopia Short SightednessMyopia Short Sightedness VisionEyesight / Vision Night BlindnessNight Blindness VisionEyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionHeatItchiness EyeItchiness EyeItchiness Eye Canthus LateralItchiness Eye Canthus LateralLachrymation Wind ExposureLachrymation Wind ExposureEye PainEye PainHeadacheHeadacheSupraorbital Ridge PainSupraorbital Ridge PainPharyngitis RednessEye Canthus Lateral RednessEye Canthus Lateral Redness SwellingWind
Protocols using GB01
- 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)
- 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])
- Myopia, Eyestrain, Accommodative Lag, Visual Discomfort – ST01, ST02, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB01 (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117552)
- Facial Paralysis, Paralysis Facial – LI10, LI20, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI18, GB01, GB14 (https://doi.org/10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250433)
- Headache Migraine – ST08, TB05, GB01, GB05, GB08, GB20, GB41, GB44 (吴聪英范庆菁陈伟刘宁李彦龙. 针刺足少阳经首尾穴治疗偏头痛临床研究. 光明中医 ., 2024 [CNKI])
- Neuralgia Trigeminal, Facial Trigeminal Pain, Burning Pain, Electric Shock Pain, Stabbing Pain – LI04, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, TB05, GB01 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-024-12433-x)
- Myopia, Vision Decreased – LI04, ST02, BL02, GB01, GB16 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-477)
- Spasm Facial – LI04, ST04, ST06, SI18, TB17, GB01, LV03, GV14 (陈志强张宁. 浮针透穴结合热敏灸治疗面肌痉挛的临床观察. 四川中医 ., 2023 [CNKI])
- Diplopia, Paralysis Abducens Nerve, Strabismus – TB03, TB23, GB01, GB20, GB37, GB44 (https://doi.org/10.13702/j.1000-0607.20240917)
- Myopia Short Sightedness Vision – LU03, ST01, ST04, BL01, BL06, BL09, KD05, KD14, GB01, GB14, GB16, GB37, GV17, GV23, XH14, XH41A, XH41B, XH43 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Benefit Eyes – LI04, LI14, ST01, ST02, ST08, HT09, SI02, SI06, BL01, BL03, BL04, BL06, BL09, BL18, BL23, BL62, TB03, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB15, GB16, GB20, GB37, GB41, GB43, GV17, GV23, GV28, XH03, XH04, XH06, XH07, XH22 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia – LI04, LI11, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST36, ST44, SP06, SI18, BL02, GB01, GB14, LV02, LV03, CV24 (HUANG Hong. A Survey on Acupuncture Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(1): 68)