# Acupoints for Dry Eye

25 sourced protocols for Dry Eye. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/dry-eye

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LU09 (Great Source), LU10 (Fish Border), ST01 (Tear Container), SP03 (Great White), HT08 (Lesser Mansion), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB04 (Forehead Fullness), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV23 (Upper Star) | – | – | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-10-112 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST01 (Tear Container), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB14 (Yang Bright), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV23 (Upper Star) | – | – | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-11-107 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | LU09 (Great Source), LU10 (Fish Border), ST01 (Tear Container), SP03 (Great White), HT08 (Lesser Mansion), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB14 (Yang Bright), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV23 (Upper Star) | – | – | doi:10.1111/j.1755-3768.2010.02027.x | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB14 (Yang Bright), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB37 (Bright Light), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2015/492150 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST01 (Tear Container), ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.2147/IJN.S126968 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB37 (Bright Light) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000010875 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | ST01 (Tear Container), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB14 (Yang Bright) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000031468 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 8 | ST01 (Tear Container), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB14 (Yang Bright) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000036864 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 9 | LI20 (Receiving Fragrance), ST01 (Tear Container), SI01 (Lesser Marsh), SI03 (Back Stream), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo) | – | – | doi:10.2147/OPTH.S476573 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 10 | BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL15 (Heart Shu Point), BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), GB19 (Brain Hollow) | – | – | doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20230536 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 11 | ST01 (Tear Container), HT08 (Lesser Mansion), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), LV02 (Passing Between) | – | – | doi:10.27021/d.cnki.gfjzc.2025.000113 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 12 | LI04 (Junction Valley), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), GB20 (Wind Pool), LV14 (Qi Cycle Gate), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221009-0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 13 | BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB01 (Pupil Crevice), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230407-k0006 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 14 | ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240521-0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 15 | ST01 (Tear Container), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), XH07 (Behind The Eyeball) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250206-0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 16 | ST01 (Tear Container), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB14 (Yang Bright), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.imr.2026.101338 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 17 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SI18 (Cheek Bone Hole), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), BL65 (Restraining Bone), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB14 (Yang Bright), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.4081/ejtm.2022.10482 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 18 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST01 (Tear Container), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220318-0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 19 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB37 (Bright Light) | – | – | doi:10.1089/acm.2020.0524 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 20 | ST01 (Tear Container), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB14 (Yang Bright), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000036864 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 21 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SI06 (Support The Aged), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190706-0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 22 | ST01 (Tear Container), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB14 (Yang Bright), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.3831/KPI.2025.28.4.301 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 23 | BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), XH04 (Fish Waist) | – | – | doi:10.3390/diseases12080192 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 24 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST01 (Tear Container), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB14 (Yang Bright), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV23 (Upper Star) | – | – | Acupuncture for Dry Eye. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01105221 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 25 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), KD03 (Great Stream), CV23 (Clean Spring) | – | – | 宋陈惠王海瑜诸葛叶婷张继胜刘小平李方凯朱跃兰侯秀娟. 针刺治疗干燥综合征选穴规律的文献分析. 西部中医药 ., 2018 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 26 | LI02 (Second Space), ST05 (Great Reception), ST06 (Jaw Bone), ST07 (Below The Arch), SI19 (Palace Of Hearing), BL13 (Lung Shu Point) | – | – | doi:10.1007/s10103-014-1590-8 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 27 | BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13063-022-06486-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| LU09 | Great Source | Lung Meridian | At the radial end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery. |
| LU10 | Fish Border | Lung Meridian | On the radial aspect of the midpoint of the 1st metacarpal bone on the junction of the red and white skin of the hand. |
| ST01 | Tear Container | Stomach Meridian | With eyes looking straight forward, point is directly below pupil between eyeball and infraorbital ridge. |
| SP03 | Great White | Spleen Meridian | Proximal and inferior to the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression of the junction of the red and white skin. |
| HT08 | Lesser Mansion | Heart Meridian | When palm faces upward, point is between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones; when fist is made point is where tip of the little finger rests. |
| BL02 | Gathered Bamboo | Bladder Meridian | On the medial extremity of the eyebrow or on the supraorbital notch. |
| TB23 | Silken Bamboo Hollow | Triple Burner Meridian | In the depression the at the lateral end of the eyebrow. |
| GB04 | Forehead Fullness | Gallbladder Meridian | Within the hairline of the temporal region the at the junction of the upper ¼ and lower ¾ of the distance between ST08 and GB07. |
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |
| GV23 | Upper Star | Governing Vessel | 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline. |
| 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. |
| LI11 | Pond At The Bend | Large Intestine Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus. |
| GB14 | Yang Bright | Gallbladder Meridian | On the forehead directly above the pupil, 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the eyebrow. |
| ST02 | Four Direction Brightness | Stomach Meridian | Directly below pupil in the depression the at the infraorbital foramen. |
| 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. |
| BL01 | Bright Eyes / Eye Point | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the slightly above the inner canthus. |
| GB37 | Bright Light | Gallbladder Meridian | 5 thumb widths directly above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. |
| 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. |
| GV20 | 100 Convergences | Governing Vessel | On the midline of the head 5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline approximately on the midpoint of the line connecting apex of the ears. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| LI20 | Receiving Fragrance | Large Intestine Meridian | In the nasolabial groove at the level of the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi. |
| SI01 | Lesser Marsh | Small Intestine Meridian | On the ulnar side of the little finger about 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail. |
| 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. |
| BL13 | Lung Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV12 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra. |
| BL15 | Heart Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV11 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra. |
| BL18 | Liver Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV08 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra. |
| BL20 | Spleen Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra. |
| BL23 | Kidney Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. |
| GB19 | Brain Hollow | Gallbladder Meridian | On the head and on the level of the upper border of the external occipital protuberance or GV17, 22.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline of the head. |
| LV02 | Passing Between | Liver Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot between 1st and 2nd toe proximal to the margin of the web at the junction of the red and white skin. |
| LV14 | Qi Cycle Gate | Liver Meridian | Directly below nipple in the 6th intercostal space 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline. |
| 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. |
| GB01 | Pupil Crevice | Gallbladder Meridian | 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the outer canthus in the depression on the lateral side of the orbit. |
| 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. |
| SI18 | Cheek Bone Hole | Small Intestine Meridian | Directly below outer canthus in the depression on the lower border of the zygoma. |
| BL65 | Restraining Bone | Bladder Meridian | Posterior to the 5th metatarsophalangeal joint at the junction of the red and white skin. |
| SI06 | Support The Aged | Small Intestine Meridian | Dorsal to the head of the ulna; when palm face chest point is in the bonny cleft on the radial side of the styloid process of the ulna. |
| KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| 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. |
| CV23 | Clean Spring | Conception Vessel | Above adam's apple in the depression of the upper border of the hyoid bone. |
| LI02 | Second Space | Large Intestine Meridian | In the depression of the radial side of the index finger distal to the 2nd metacarpophalangeal joint; point located with finger slightly flexed. |
| ST05 | Great Reception | Stomach Meridian | Anterior to the angle of the mandible on the anterior border of the attached portion of the masseter where pulsation of the facial artery is palpable in the groovelike depression the appearing when cheek is bulged. |
| ST06 | Jaw Bone | Stomach Meridian | One finger breadth (middle finger) anterior & superior to the lower angle of the mandible where masseter is prominent when teeth are clenched & depressive when it is pressed. |
| ST07 | Below The Arch | Stomach Meridian | On the face anterior to the ear in the depression the between zygomatic arch and mandibular notch; point is located with mouth closed. |
| SI19 | Palace Of Hearing | Small Intestine Meridian | Anterior to the tragus and posterior to the condyloid process of the mandible in the depression the formed when mouth is open. |

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