GB-1 - Pupil Crevice

瞳子髎 - Tóng zǐ liáo

Point Region: Head

GB

Gallbladder Meridian

足少阳胆经 - Zú Shàoyáng Dǎn Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the head, in the hollow 0.5 cun out from the outer corner of the eye.

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:

  1. Find the outer corner of your eye
  2. Move half a thumb-width outward
  3. The point is in the small hollow there
GB-1 (Pupil Crevice) acupressure point location: On the head, in the hollow 0.5 cun out from the outer corner of the eye.

How to Apply Pressure

Close your eye and touch lightly against the bony hollow just outside its outer corner. Never press on the eyeball. Avoid this point during an acute eye infection, after recent eye surgery, or with severe eye trauma.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Red eyes
  • Itching
  • Lacrimation
  • Eye strain
  • Twitching eyelids
  • Blurred vision
  • Photophobia

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Acute eye infections
  • Recent eye surgery
  • Severe eye trauma

Take care:

  • Use very gentle pressure around the eye area
  • Avoid contact with the eyeball
  • Discontinue if eye pain increases
  • Seek medical attention for persistent eye problems