Points cited for Glaucoma How often each point appears across the 9 entries ranked highest for Glaucoma. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
GB20 Wind Pool Gallbladder Meridian 4 of 9 BL01 Bright Eyes / Eye Point Bladder Meridian 2 of 9 BL61 Subservient Visitor Bladder Meridian 2 of 9 BL62 Extending Vessel Bladder Meridian 2 of 9 ST01 Tear Container Stomach Meridian 2 of 9 XH05 Supreme Yang (Sun) Extra Points: Head 2 of 9 BL02 Gathered Bamboo Bladder Meridian 1 of 9 CYC08 Liver Auricular Points 1 of 9 CYC11 Kidney Auricular Points 1 of 9 EL10 Eye Auricular Points 1 of 9 GB16 Eye Windows Gallbladder Meridian 1 of 9 GB34 Yang Mound Spring Gallbladder Meridian 1 of 9 Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
Protocol (2 points) 100% BL61 · BL62
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 申脈 (shēn mài)
🎯 Location: In the depression the directly below external malleolus.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Sweating , Dizziness , Tinnitus , Palpitations
Study-reported Electrical stimulation on the skin · 1 session
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(16)30008-5 ↗ Not corroborated. No other study in the index uses any of these points for this search.
Protocol (5 points) 100% LI14 · GB20 · GB34 · GB37 · LV03
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 臂臑 (bì nào)
🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the upper arm on the line connecting LI11 and LI15, 7 thumb widths above the LI11 at the insertion of the deltoid muscle.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with depth to avoid nerve damage.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain , Redness , Swelling , Pain , Goiter
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 風池 (fēng chí)
🎯 Location: In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with vertebral artery; avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Stress , Fever , Dizziness , Tinnitus , Wind
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 陽陵泉 (yáng líng quán)
🎯 Location: In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Knee Pain , Jaundice , Constipation , Vomiting
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 光明 (guāng míng)
🎯 Location: 5 thumb widths directly above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Knee Pain , Heat , Numbness , Pain , Breast Pain
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🗺️ Meridian: Liver Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太衝 (tài chōng)
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones.
⚠️ Cautions: Monitor blood pressure and avoid strong stimulation where hypertension is uncontrolled or unstable; hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Diarrhea , Anxiety , Shortness of Breath , Sweating
Protocol (4 points) 100% BL02 · GB20 · XH05 · MS13
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 攢竹 (cuán zhú)
🎯 Location: On the medial extremity of the eyebrow or on the supraorbital notch.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with supraorbital nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Pain
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 風池 (fēng chí)
🎯 Location: In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with vertebral artery; avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Stress , Fever , Dizziness , Tinnitus , Wind
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太陽 (tài yáng)
🎯 Location: 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.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with temporal artery.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness , Heat , Wind , Swelling , Pain
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🗺️ Meridian: Scalp Lines
🇨🇳 Chinese: 枕上旁線 (zhěn shàng páng xiàn)
🎯 Location: On the occiput, lateral to and parallel with the upper-middle line.
Protocol (4 points) 100% ST01 · ST36 · GB20 · GV20
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 承泣 (chéng qì)
🎯 Location: With eyes looking straight forward, point is directly below pupil between eyeball and infraorbital ridge.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus , Common Cold , Heat , Wind , Redness
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 足三里 (zú sān lǐ)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in cases of severe varicose veins.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Fever , Poor Appetite , Diarrhea , Shortness of Breath
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 風池 (fēng chí)
🎯 Location: In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with vertebral artery; avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Stress , Fever , Dizziness , Tinnitus , Wind
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 百會 (bǎi huì)
🎯 Location: 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.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Chest Pain , Palpitations , Jaundice , Qi Deficiency
Protocol (3 points) 100% CYC08 · CYC11 · EL10
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Study-reported Acupressure · a 4-week course
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1089/acm.2010.0020 ↗ Not corroborated. No other study in the index uses any of these points for this search.
Protocol (2 points) 100% BL01 · XH07
BL01 Bright Eyes / Eye Point Click to enlarge
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 睛明 (jīng míng)
🎯 Location: In the depression the slightly above the inner canthus.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
🛡️ Treats: Heat , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Aversion Cold
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head
🇨🇳 Chinese: 球後 (qiú hòu)
🎯 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.
🛡️ Treats: Disease Eye , Benefit Eyes , Disease Eye , Benefit Eyes
Study-reported Needling · 4 sessions
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1155/2020/7208081 ↗ Not corroborated. No other study in the index uses any of these points for this search.
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Buy Registered, results not reported These trials registered a protocol for Glaucoma and have not reported results. They are not counted above.
How the studies delivered it What the 6 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling 3 of 6 Electrical stimulation on the skin 1 of 6 Electroacupuncture 1 of 6 Acupressure 1 of 6 Sessions: the 3 studies that gave a count ran a median of 4 (middle half 3 to 7).
Course: the 4 studies that gave a length ran a median of 32 days (middle half 3 weeks to 7 weeks).
After a treatment : what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
