BL-1 - Bright Eyes
睛明 - Jīng míng
Point Region: Face
Location & How to Find
Anatomical Location: On the face, in the hollow just above and inside the inner corner of the eye, against the inner wall of the eye socket. With the eye closed, it is 0.1 cun above and inside the inner corner.
Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.
How to Locate:
- Close your eyes
- Find the inner corner of the eye, beside the bridge of the nose
- The point is in the small hollow just above and inside it; press gently against the bone, never on the eye
How to Apply Pressure
Close your eyes. Using a fingertip, touch the point gently against the inner eye-socket bone. Never press on the eyeball. Keep pressure light and stop if it feels uncomfortable.
Traditional Indications
In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:
- Eye redness
- Eye swelling
- Eye pain
- Blurred vision
- Night blindness
- Excessive tearing
- Dry eyes
Related Acupoints
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Important Precautions
Avoid this point with:
- Direct pressure on eyeball
- Excessive pressure due to proximity to eye