Acupuncture can be beneficial for various eye issues, including dry eyes, eye strain, blurry vision, and certain eye diseases. Here are some that are commonly used to address eye problems:
1. *UB1 (Jingming):* Located at the inner corner of the eye, this point is used to treat a wide range of eye disorders, including redness, swelling, pain, and night blindness.
2. *GB20 (Fengchi):* Found at the base of the skull, in the depressions on either side of the spine, this point helps with eye strain, blurred vision, and headaches related to eye problems.
3. *Taiyang (Extra Point):* Situated in the depression at the temples, about one finger-width outside the outer corner of the eye, this point helps relieve eye strain, headache, and swelling around the eyes.
4. *LI4 (Hegu):* Located on the hand between the thumb and index finger, this point helps with general pain relief and can reduce eye pain and inflammation.
5. *ST2 (Sibai):* Found directly below the pupil, in the depression at the lower edge of the eye socket, this point helps with eye pain, twitching, and redness.
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6. *GB37 (Guangming):* Located on the lower leg, about five finger-widths above the outer ankle bone, this point is specifically used to improve vision and treat eye disorders.
7. *LV3 (Taichong):* Situated on the top of the foot, between the first and second toes, this point helps with eye conditions related to liver imbalances, which are often associated with eye health in traditional Chinese medicine.
8. *BL2 (Zanzhu):* Found at the inner edge of the eyebrows, this point helps with eye strain, redness, and pain.
9. *ST1 (Chengqi):* Located directly below the pupil, between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge, this point is used to treat eye pain, twitching, and tearing.
10. *SI6 (Yanglao):* Found on the outer edge of the hand, in a depression on the head of the ulna (near the wrist), this point is used to treat eye conditions, especially in elderly individuals.
