Name

球后

• Qiu Hou

Location

On the lower lateral border of the orbit. At the midpoint between the lateral canthus of the eye and ST-1

Nature

Curious Points

Actions

Ophthalmic problems: macular problem, optic nerve, macular degeneration

Comments

It is not usually needled for conjunctivitis. It is used more for the pattern of Liver- and Kidney-Yin deficiency. This point is usually needled more than ST-1.

Treatment

• Needling: caution with the eye. Gently press the eyeball upward to move it away while inserting the needle. 0.5 CUN perpendicular: no manipulation is performed.
• Do not moxa