Qiu Hou: TCM Acupoint Guide

Name

Qiu Hou (Qiuhou)

Location

At the inferior border of the orbit, approximately one fourth the distance from the lateral to the medial side of the orbit.

Needling

• Straight insertion. Ask the patient to look upward, secure the eyeball in place from below with a finger, and slowly insert the needle in a slightly medial and upward direction toward the optic nerve, 1 to 1.5 cun. Sensation: distention and soreness throughout the eye, and a protruding sensation. Caution: care should be taken not to insert the needle too deeply, to avoid entering the cranial cavity.
• Ask the patient to close his or her eyes and look upwards. Insert the needle, first slightly inferiorly, then perpendicularly, between the eyeball and the inferior wall of the orbit, 0.5 to 1 cun.
• Caution: the needle should be inserted slowly without lifting, thrusting or rotating. Immediately, on withdrawal of the needle, press firmly with a cotton ball for about a minute to prevent hematoma.
• This needling method should be attempted only by those who have the appropriate clinical experience.

Actions

• Benefits the eyes

Indications

• Myopia
• Inflammation of the optic nerve
• Atrophy of the optic nerve
• Glaucoma
• Near-sightedness
• Macular degeneration
• Retinosis pigmentosa
• Opacity of the vitreous body
• Convergent squint (esotropia)
• Convergent strabismus
• All eye diseases

Notes

This point is a modern addition to the extra points and is used in the treatment of a wide variety of eye diseases.