Qiu Hou (On the Face) Behind the Ball
  Acupuncture Points on the The Extra Points
Actions:
Indications:
- Eye diseases. Short sightedness, inflammation or atrophy of the optic nerve, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, convergent strabismus.
Location
AMOA:
- Along the inferior border of the orbit, at the junction of the lateral one quarter and medial three quarters of the infra-orbital margin.
Needling Method:
- Ask the patient to close their eyes and look upwards. Use a finger to push the eyeball upwards and insert the needle, first slightly inferiorly, then perpendicularly, between the eyeball and the inferior wall of the orbit, 0.5 to 1 cun.
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- Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss
- Cheng Xinnong
- Peter Deadman
- Shanghai College of TCM