# Acupoints for Vision Reduced

2 sourced protocols for Vision Reduced. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/vision-reduced

## Protocols

| # | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LI04 (Junction Valley), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), BL04 (Deviating Turn), BL06 (Receiving Light), BL09 (Jade Pillow), GB16 (Eye Windows), GB37 (Bright Light), GV17 (Brain Door), GV20 (100 Convergences) | Needling | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046551 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | LI04 (Junction Valley), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), BL04 (Deviating Turn), BL06 (Receiving Light), BL09 (Jade Pillow), GB16 (Eye Windows), GB37 (Bright Light), GV17 (Brain Door), GV20 (100 Convergences), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | Needling | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046551 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| BL02 | Gathered Bamboo | Bladder Meridian | On the medial extremity of the eyebrow or on the supraorbital notch. |
| BL04 | Deviating Turn | Bladder Meridian | 0.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline at the junction of the medial 1/3 and lateral 2/3 of the distance from GV24 to the ST08. |
| BL06 | Receiving Light | Bladder Meridian | 2.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline. |
| BL09 | Jade Pillow | Bladder Meridian | 2.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline and 13 thumb widths lateral to the midline in the depression on the level of the upper border of the external occipital protuberance. |
| 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. |
| GB37 | Bright Light | Gallbladder Meridian | 5 thumb widths directly above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. |
| GV17 | Brain Door | Governing Vessel | 2.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline 1.5 thumb widths directly above the GV16 in the depression on the upper border of the external occipital protuberance. |
| 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. |
| 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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