# Acupoints for Visual Impairment

3 sourced protocols for Visual Impairment. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/visual-impairment

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), GB01 (Pupil Crevice) | – | – | doi:10.4103/0366-6999.211546 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST01 (Tear Container), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB37 (Bright Light) | – | – | doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.024094 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point), GV20 (100 Convergences), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200103-0004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| GB01 | Pupil Crevice | Gallbladder Meridian | 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the outer canthus in the depression on the lateral side of the orbit. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| SP06 | Three Yin Intersection | Spleen Meridian | 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia. |
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |
| GB37 | Bright Light | Gallbladder Meridian | 5 thumb widths directly above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. |
| ST02 | Four Direction Brightness | Stomach Meridian | Directly below pupil in the depression the at the infraorbital foramen. |
| 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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