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extra point(s)
qiu hou
acupuncture

definition

qiu hou = behind the ball
location: at the inferior border of the orbit, approximately one-quarter the distance from the lateral to the medial side of the orbit
• M-HN-8
actions: benefits and brightens the eyes; regulates the muscles of the eyes
indications: myopia; glaucoma; opacity of the vitreous body; cataract; retinitis pigmentosa; optic neuritis; atrophy of the optic nerve; strabismus
needle technique: have the patient look upward, secure the eyeball in place from below with a finger (or cotton ball), and insert the needle in a slightly medial and upward direction toward the optic nerve with a perpendicular insertion, 1.5 - 2.0 cun, producing a local sensation of distension and numbness throughout the eye, and a protruding sensation. Slight bleeding and bruising after needling are common, the application of slight pressure, a cold compress and then a warm compress will facilitate resolution; such complications will not affect vision. (Shanghai, p. 150)
caution: avoid deep insertion which might enter the cranial cavity
combinations:
» with UB-1, GB-20, SI-6 and GB-37 for inflammation of the optic nerve (Shanghai, p. 150);
» with GB-20 and LI-4 for internal strabismus (Shanghai, p. 688; Lee and Cheung, p. 347);
» with tai yang for internal strabismus; also consider: TW-3 and LI-4 (Shanghai, p. 688);
» with GB-2, St-2, TW-23 and tai yang (+): affected side, to clear local channels and treat strabismus;
» with GB-1, St-2, tai yang and TW-23 (all on right side), Lv-3 and St-36 (bilaterally) for strabismus due to Qi Stagnation and Xue Yu (Blood Stasis) in the channels (Jirui and Wang, p. 222).


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