LOCATION
5 cun above the tip of the external malleolus, on the anterior border of the fibula.
Features
Luo/Connecting Point.
Body Inches (cun)
Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.
Nerves, vascular
The superficial peroneal nerve, the branches of the anterior tibial artery and vein.
Indication
Blepharitis，ametropic，night blindness，optic atrophy；migraine，psychiatry；knee arthritis，back sprain. Eye issues, especially LV related – redness, itching, blurry vision, night blindness, optic nerve atrophy, cataracts. Lower leg, calf a/or foot problems – dropped foot, edema, atrophy, obstruction. Headaches effecting the region around the eyes – temporal, infra/supraorbital, migraines. Breast issues from stagnant LV Qi – pain, insufficient lactation.
Remote main point for eye diseases.
Combinations
Eyes pain：GB 37 & BL 01 & ST 01 & GB 01.
Cataract：GB 20 & LU 03 & GB 37.
Eye disease：LI 04 & GB 37.
Biting cheek syndrome：GB 37 & GB 41.
Flaccidity of the lower limbs：GB 37 & GB 34 & BL 60.
穴位
在小腿外側，當外踝尖上5寸，腓骨前緣。
特點
絡穴。
同身寸
針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。
是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸，
作为量取穴位的長度單位。
穴區神經血管
腓淺神經，脛前動、靜脈分支。
適應症
瞼緣炎，屈光不正，夜盲，視神經萎縮；偏頭痛，精神病；膝關節炎，腰扭傷。
穴位配伍療法
目痛：1.光明 2.睛明 3.承泣 4.瞳子髎
目生內障：1.風池 2.天府 3.光明
眼病：1.合谷 2.光明
善嚙頰：1.光明 2.臨泣
下肢痿痺：1.光明 2.陽陵泉 3.崑崙