[Advantages of scalp acupuncture at cranial base zone for refractory ophthalmopathy]

The cranial base zone is located in the lower posterior part of harnpan, the area 0.5 cun up and down from the line from Yamen (GV 15) to Yifeng (TE 17). There are Tianzhu (BL 10) in the bladder meridian, Fengchi (GB 20) and Wangu (GB 12) in the gallbladder meridian, and Yiming (EX-HN 14). The four acupoints own the function of treating eye diseases. The auther find acupuncture at the cranial base zone can obviously improve the effect on refractory eye diseases. The manipulation mainly shows small amplitude lifting and thrusting with multiple filiform needles. The functions of exciting meridian qi, smoothing meridian and collateral, and making qi go into the sick part fast could occur with eye movement and orbital relaxation movement during manipulation. Thus, the effect is achieved. This paper explain the advantages of acupuncture at the cranial base zone for eye diseases in detail, with 1 case for example.