# Acupoints for Glaucoma

7 sourced protocols for Glaucoma. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/glaucoma

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BL61 (Subservient Visitor), BL62 (Extending Vessel) | – | – | doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(16)30008-5 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2020/7208081 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | LI14 (Upper Arm Prominence), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB37 (Bright Light), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.13444/j.cnki.zgzyykzz.2025.11.016 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), GB20 (Wind Pool), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)), MS13 (Upper-Lateral Line of Occiput) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1835330 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | ST01 (Tear Container), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220516-k0004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | BL61 (Subservient Visitor), BL62 (Extending Vessel) | – | – | Yeh Tsui-Yun, Lin Jen-Chien, Liu Chi-Feng. Effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation through acupoints of Pucan (BL 61) and Shenmai (BL 62) on intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma: a randomized controlled trial. J Tradit Chin Med 2016; 36(1): 51-56 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 7 | ST01 (Tear Container), GB16 (Eye Windows), GB20 (Wind Pool), LV02 (Passing Between), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | Xu Hong et al.. [ZHANG Ren's experience of treatment on glaucoma with acupuncture].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2012 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL61 | Subservient Visitor | Bladder Meridian | Posterior and inferior to the external malleolus directly below BL60 lateral to the calcaneum at the junction of the red and white skin. |
| BL62 | Extending Vessel | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the directly below external malleolus. |
| BL01 | Bright Eyes / Eye Point | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the slightly above the inner canthus. |
| LI14 | Upper Arm Prominence | Large Intestine Meridian | 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. |
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |
| GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. |
| 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. |
| BL02 | Gathered Bamboo | Bladder Meridian | On the medial extremity of the eyebrow or on the supraorbital notch. |
| 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. |
| MS13 | Upper-Lateral Line of Occiput | Scalp Lines | On the occiput, lateral to and parallel with the upper-middle line. |
| ST01 | Tear Container | Stomach Meridian | With eyes looking straight forward, point is directly below pupil between eyeball and infraorbital ridge. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| 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. |
| GB16 | Eye Windows | Gallbladder Meridian | On the head, 1.5 thumb widths above the anterior hairline and 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. |

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