Location
With eyes looking straight forward, point is directly below pupil between eyeball and infraorbital ridge.
Cautions
Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
Indications
Conditions for which ST01 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Adrenal GlandBenefit Adrenal GlandBenefit EyesBenefit EyesBenefit KidneysBenefit KidneysCommon ColdNasal CongestionNasal CongestionDeafnessDeviation EyeDeviation EyeFacial DroopFacial DroopDryness Nasal PassageDryness Nasal PassageEyesight / Vision DimDim VisionEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionEyesight / Vision Myopia Short SightednessMyopia Short Sightedness VisionEyesight / Vision Night BlindnessNight Blindness VisionEyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionHeatItchiness EyeItchiness EyeWatery EyesLachrymation HotLachrymation HotLachrymation PromoteLachrymation PromoteLachrymation Wind ExposureLachrymation Wind ExposureOculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring UpwardsOculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring UpwardsEye PainEye Pain RednessSpeech ImpairmentSpeech Impairment SwellingTinnitusTwitch EyelidTwitch EyelidWind
Protocols using ST01
- Photophobia, Eye Pain, Vision Blurred, Dry Eye, Eye Itching, Eye Foreign Body Sensation, Eye Burning, Eye Dryness – LU09, LU10, ST01, SP03, HT08, BL02, TB23, GB04, GB20, GV23 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-10-112)
- Eye Pain, Dry Eye, Ocular Itching, Foreign Body Sensation, Burning, Dryness Eye, Visual Disturbance, Ocular Redness – LI04, LI11, ST01, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GV23 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-11-107)
- Dry Eye, Eye Itching, Eye Foreign Body Sensation, Eye Dryness, Eye Congestion, Eye Strain, Eye Blurred Vision, Eye Dazzle, Eye Excessive Tearing – ST01, BL02, TB23, GB14 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000036864)
- 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])
- Dry Eye – LI04, LI11, ST01, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GV23 (Acupuncture for Dry Eye. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01105221)
- Dry Eye, Eye Dryness, Eye Discomfort – LU09, LU10, ST01, SP03, HT08, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GV23 (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.2010.02027.x)
- Dry Eye Syndromes – LU09, LU10, ST01, SP03, HT08, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GV23 (Acupuncture for Dry Eye Syndrome. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00969280)
- Dry Eye Syndrome, Ocular Discomfort, Tear Film Instability – LI04, LI11, ST01, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GV23 (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036638)
- 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])
- Eye Pain, Dry Eye, Eye Foreign Body Sensation, Eye Dryness, Eye Pruritus, Eye Irritation, Eye Blurry Vision, Eye Congestion, Lacrimation Excessive – ST01, BL02, TB23, GB14 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000031468)
- Facial Paralysis, Synkinesis Facial – ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, GB14, CV24, GV24, GV26, XH03, XH04 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000049719)
- Diplopia, Paralysis Oculomotor, Ptosis Eyelid, Ophthalmoplegia – LI04, ST01 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/3961450)