Acupuncture Points for Vision Impairment

1 sourced protocol, each with its citation.

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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Vision Impairment:

Points cited for Vision Impairment

How often each point appears across the 1 entries ranked highest for Vision Impairment. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • BL01Bright Eyes / Eye PointBladder Meridian1 of 1
  • BL02Gathered BambooBladder Meridian1 of 1
  • GB20Wind PoolGallbladder Meridian1 of 1
  • GB37Bright LightGallbladder Meridian1 of 1

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Protocol (4 points)

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BL01 · BL02 · GB20 · GB37

Point 1 of 4

BL01Bright Eyes / Eye Point

BL01 acupoint
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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

BL02Gathered Bamboo

BL02 acupoint
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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

GB20Wind Pool

GB20 acupoint
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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

GB37Bright Light

GB37 acupoint
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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

Study-reported

Needling · 12 sessions over 4 weeks

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230313-0003 ↗
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How the studies delivered it

What the 1 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.

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