# Acupoints for Macular Edema

5 sourced protocols for Macular Edema. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/macular-edema

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TB05 (Outer Gate), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV23 (Upper Star) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000028202 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), SI06 (Support The Aged), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), GB14 (Yang Bright), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB37 (Bright Light), GB40 (Mound) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1717145 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | TB05 (Outer Gate), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV23 (Upper Star), XH04 (Fish Waist), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.1097/md.0000000000028202 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | TB05 (Outer Gate), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV23 (Upper Star), XH04 (Fish Waist), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000028202 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), SI06 (Support The Aged), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), GB14 (Yang Bright), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB37 (Bright Light), GB40 (Mound) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1717145 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| TB23 | Silken Bamboo Hollow | Triple Burner Meridian | In the depression the at the lateral end of the eyebrow. |
| 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. |
| ST02 | Four Direction Brightness | Stomach Meridian | Directly below pupil in the depression the at the infraorbital foramen. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| GB14 | Yang Bright | Gallbladder Meridian | On the forehead directly above the pupil, 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the eyebrow. |
| 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. |
| GB40 | Mound | Gallbladder Meridian | Anterior and inferior to the external malleolus in the depression on the lateral side of the tendon of the extensor digitorum longus. |
| 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. |
| 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. |

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