# Acupoints for Diplopia

18 sourced protocols for Diplopia. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/diplopia

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB32 (Ditch Centre), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.7453/gahmj.2014.024 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST01 (Tear Container) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2016/3961450 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), GB01 (Pupil Crevice) | – | – | doi:10.4103/0366-6999.211546 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB14 (Yang Bright), GB20 (Wind Pool) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108108 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST01 (Tear Container), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB05 (Outer Gate), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB41 (Foot Governor Of Tears) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000037850 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | ST01 (Tear Container), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB01 (Pupil Crevice) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000038547 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | ST01 (Tear Container), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB17 (Hurricane), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB03 (Above The Arch), GB12 (Mastoid Process), GB20 (Wind Pool) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043279 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 8 | TB03 (Central Islet), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB01 (Pupil Crevice), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB37 (Bright Light), GB44 (Foot Opening To Yin) | – | – | doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20240917 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 9 | TB03 (Central Islet), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB01 (Pupil Crevice), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB37 (Bright Light), GB44 (Foot Opening To Yin), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)), XH07 (Behind The Eyeball) | – | – | doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20240917 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 10 | ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), ST41 (Dividing Cleft), GB01 (Pupil Crevice), GB20 (Wind Pool), LV03 (Great Surge), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240424-0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 11 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), BL62 (Extending Vessel), KD06 (Shining Sea), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB14 (Yang Bright), GB20 (Wind Pool), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), XH04 (Fish Waist) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240814-k0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 12 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), SI03 (Back Stream), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), BL62 (Extending Vessel), KD06 (Shining Sea), PC06 (Inner Gate), TB05 (Outer Gate), GB14 (Yang Bright), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB37 (Bright Light), GB41 (Foot Governor Of Tears) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240917-k0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 13 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB14 (Yang Bright), GB20 (Wind Pool), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108108 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 14 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST01 (Tear Container), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB05 (Outer Gate), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB41 (Foot Governor Of Tears) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000037850 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 15 | ST01 (Tear Container), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB01 (Pupil Crevice), XH04 (Fish Waist), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000038547 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 16 | ST01 (Tear Container), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB17 (Hurricane), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB03 (Above The Arch), GB12 (Mastoid Process), GB20 (Wind Pool) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043279 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 17 | ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), GB14 (Yang Bright) | – | – | 李义张世忠汪元军豆伟宋卫高青朱铭. 针刺不同穴位治疗动眼神经麻痹性复视临床对比分析. 遵义医学院学报 ., 2007 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 18 | ST01 (Tear Container), ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), GB14 (Yang Bright) | – | – | 李义张世忠汪元军豆伟宋卫高青朱铭. 针刺不同穴位治疗动眼神经麻痹性复视临床对比分析. 遵义医学院学报 ., 2007 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| LI04 | Junction Valley | Large Intestine Meridian | On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| SP06 | Three Yin Intersection | Spleen Meridian | 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia. |
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |
| GB32 | Ditch Centre | Gallbladder Meridian | On the lateral aspect of the thigh 2 thumb widths below GB31 or 5 thumb widths above the transverse popliteal crease between vastus lateralis and biceps femoris. |
| LV03 | Great Surge | Liver Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones. |
| ST01 | Tear Container | Stomach Meridian | With eyes looking straight forward, point is directly below pupil between eyeball and infraorbital ridge. |
| BL01 | Bright Eyes / Eye Point | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the slightly above the inner canthus. |
| BL02 | Gathered Bamboo | Bladder Meridian | On the medial extremity of the eyebrow or on the supraorbital notch. |
| GB01 | Pupil Crevice | Gallbladder Meridian | 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the outer canthus in the depression on the lateral side of the orbit. |
| ST02 | Four Direction Brightness | Stomach Meridian | Directly below pupil in the depression the at the infraorbital foramen. |
| TB23 | Silken Bamboo Hollow | Triple Burner Meridian | In the depression the at the lateral end of the eyebrow. |
| GB14 | Yang Bright | Gallbladder Meridian | On the forehead directly above the pupil, 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the eyebrow. |
| TB05 | Outer Gate | Triple Burner Meridian | 2 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna. |
| GB41 | Foot Governor Of Tears | Gallbladder Meridian | Posterior to the 4th metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression the lateral to the tendon of the extensor digiti minimi of the foot. |
| TB17 | Hurricane | Triple Burner Meridian | Posterior to the lobule of the ear in the depression the between mandible and mastoid process. |
| GB03 | Above The Arch | Gallbladder Meridian | In the front of the ear on the upper border of the zygomatic arch in the depression the directly above the ST07. |
| GB12 | Mastoid Process | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the posterior and inferior to the mastoid process. |
| TB03 | Central Islet | Triple Burner Meridian | When fist is clenched point is on the dorsum of the hand between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones in the depression the proximal to the 4th metacarpophalangeal joint. |
| GB37 | Bright Light | Gallbladder Meridian | 5 thumb widths directly above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. |
| GB44 | Foot Opening To Yin | Gallbladder Meridian | On the lateral side of the 4th toe about 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail. |
| XH05 | Supreme Yang (Sun) | Extra Points: Head | At the temple, in the tender depression the approximately 1 thumb width posterior to the midpoint between the lateral extremity of the eyebrow & the outer canthus of the eye. |
| XH07 | Behind The Eyeball | Extra Points: Head | Along the inferior border of the orbit, at the junction of the lateral one quarter & medial three quarters of the infraorbital margin. |
| ST41 | Dividing Cleft | Stomach Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the ankle joint in the depression the between tendons of the extensor digitorum longus and hallucis longus approximately at the level of the tip of the external malleolus. |
| BL62 | Extending Vessel | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the directly below external malleolus. |
| KD06 | Shining Sea | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the below tip of the medial malleolus. |
| CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| XH04 | Fish Waist | Extra Points: Head | In the centre of the eyebrow, in the depression the directly above the pupil when the eyes are looking straight forward. |
| LU07 | Interrupted Sequence | Lung Meridian | Superior to the styloid process of the radius 1.5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between brachioradialis and tendon of the abductor policis longus. |
| SP04 | Grandfather Grandson | Spleen Meridian | In the depression the distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin. |
| SI03 | Back Stream | Small Intestine Meridian | When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the distal palmar crease proximal to the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at the end of the transverse crease and junction of the red and white skin. |
| PC06 | Inner Gate | Pericardium Meridian | 2 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |

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