GB-16 - Window of the Eye

目窗 - Mù chuāng

Point Region: Head

GB

Gallbladder Meridian

足少阳胆经 - Zú Shàoyáng Dǎn Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the head, 1.5 cun behind the front hairline, directly above the centre of the pupil. It lies 1 cun behind GB-15.

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 GB-15, half a thumb-width behind the hairline above the pupil
  2. Move one thumb-width further back
  3. The point is there
GB-16 (Window of the Eye) acupressure point location: On the head, 1.5 cun behind the front hairline, directly above the centre of the pupil.

How to Apply Pressure

Following the line up from your pupil, move one thumb-width back from GB-15. Apply gentle, steady pressure there with a fingertip. Keep it comfortable: firm but never painful, and never deep or unrelenting. Stop if it hurts. Avoid this point if you have severe head trauma, acute vision problems requiring medical attention, recent head surgery.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Blurred vision
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Eye strain
  • Visual disturbances
  • Mental agitation
  • Poor concentration

Related Health Concerns

HeadacheFeeling FaintAnxiety

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Severe head trauma
  • Acute vision problems requiring medical attention
  • Recent head surgery

Take care:

  • Use gentle pressure on scalp
  • Avoid during severe headaches
  • Discontinue if vision changes occur
  • Seek medical attention for persistent visual problems