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Location
Along the inferior border of the orbit, at the junction of the lateral one quarter & medial three quarters of the infraorbital margin.
Cautions
Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
Indications
Conditions for which XH07 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Disease Eye
TCM actions
What classical sources say XH07 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Eyes
Protocols using XH07
- Diplopia, Paralysis Abducens Nerve, Strabismus, Abducens Nerve Palsy – TB03, TB23, GB01, GB20, GB37, GB44, XH05, XH07 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20240917 ↗)
- Dry Eye, Tear Film Instability, Eye Dry, Discomfort Ocular, Damage Cornea – ST01, BL01, XH07 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250206-0002 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Headache Migraine – LI04, ST08, ST44, GB08, XH07 (doi:10.4103/ijoy.IJOY_11_18 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Glaucoma – BL01, XH07 (doi:10.1155/2020/7208081 ↗)
- Glaucoma – BL01, XH07 (doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2026.103363 ↗)
- Oculomotor Nerve Palsy – ST01, BL01, XH07 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Flammer Syndrome – LI04, ST36, SI03, BL01, BL20, BL23, KD03, GB20, LV03, CV06, GV20, XH07, CVC01, CVC10, CYC08, CYC11, EL10 (doi:10.1007/s13167-017-0096-4 ↗)
- Nystagmus – LI04, ST01, ST36, SP06, HT07, SI03, BL01, BL18, BL20, BL23, GB20, GB34, GB37, LV03, CV06, GV20, XH03, XH07, AT10, CYC08, EL10, HCS02 (doi:10.3390/medicines4020033 ↗)
- Headache Migraine, Diplopia, Photopsia – LI04, ST36, SP06, BL01, KD03, GB08, GB20, GB37, LV03, GV20, XH05, XH07 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
- Optic Neuritis – SP06, BL01, BL18, BL23, KD07, TB23, GB20, LV08, XH07 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
- Eye Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Oculomotor Nerve Palsy – LI04, XH07 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
- Paralytic Strabismus – LI04, GB14, LV02, XH05, XH07 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
- Strabismus – LI04, TB03, TB23, GB01, GB37, XH05, XH07, XH14 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
- Optic Atrophy, Blindness Cortical – LI04, HT07, BL01, BL02, GB01, GB20, LV03, XH07 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Diplopia, Oculomotor Nerve Palsy – LI04, GB14, XH04, XH07 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Face Numbness, Paralysis Facial Peripheral – LU07, LI04, LI19, LI20, ST01, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI18, GB14, GV26, XH07 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
- Liver Qi Stagnation, Optic Atrophy, Liver Qi Stagnation, Optic Atrophy – BL01, GB20, GB34, GB37, LV03, LV14, XH07 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Kidney Yin Deficiency, Optic Atrophy, Liver Yin Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Optic Atrophy, Liver Yin Deficiency – BL01, BL18, BL23, KD03, GB20, GB37, LV03, XH07 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Qi Deficiency, Blood Deficiency, Optic Atrophy, Qi Deficiency, Blood Deficiency, Optic Atrophy – ST38, SP06, BL01, GB20, GB37, XH07 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside XH07
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XH07. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL01Bright Eyes / Eye Point13 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool10 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley10 protocols
- GB37Bright Light7 protocols
- LV03Great Surge6 protocols
- XH05Supreme Yang (Sun)6 protocols
- ST01Tear Container5 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point4 protocols
- GB01Pupil Crevice4 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences4 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection4 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles4 protocols