GB16 (Muchuang, “Eye Window”) is an acupuncture point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. It is located on the head, 1.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline, directly above the pupil; 1 cun posterior to GB15 (Toulinqi). It brightens the eyes, dispels wind, alleviates pain, and calms dizziness. The classics state that needling this point can make the eyes bright and clear.
On the head, 1.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline, directly above the pupil; 1 cun posterior to GB15 (Toulinqi).
Transverse (subcutaneous) insertion, 0.5 to 1.0 cun.
Brightens the eyes, dispels wind, alleviates pain, and calms dizziness. The classics state that needling this point can make the eyes bright and clear.
Sudden dizziness, head turning, eye redness and pain, blurred vision, farsightedness, inability to see clearly, white film covering the pupil, head and facial swelling, headache, chills and fever with inability to sweat, aversion to cold, upper toothache, stiff lips and mouth.
GB16 is a key local point for a wide range of eye conditions, particularly those involving vision clarity, such as blurred vision or the early stages of cataracts. Its name, 'Eye Window,' strongly implies its ability to open the orifices and improve sight. It is also effective for headaches and dizziness, especially when associated with wind or Liver/Gallbladder patterns affecting the head.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《針灸逢源》 Zhēnjiǔ Féngyuán — Sources of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Li Xuechuan, 1815 · 卷四 · 經穴考正 · 足少陽膽經穴考 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
目窗（一名至榮） 在臨泣後一寸半。 （別本一寸。 誤）足少陽陽維之會（針三分灸五壯）治頭目眩痛According to this text, GB16 (also called Zhirong) lies 1.5 cun behind Linqi, with needling of 3 fen and 5 moxa cones. The text records that it was used for dizziness and pain of the head and eyes.
《扁鵲心書》 Biǎn Què Xīnshū — Bian Que's Heart Book, Dou Cai, 1146 · 卷下 · 頭痛 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
再灸目窗二穴，在兩耳直上一寸五分，二十一壯，左痛灸左，右痛灸右The text records moxibustion of the two GB16 points, located 1.5 cun straight above the ears, with 21 cones; pain on the left was moxibusted on the left and pain on the right on the right.
《醫學入門》 Yīxué Rùmén — Introduction to Medicine, Li Chan, 1575 · 经穴起止 · Source: Wikisource ↗
目窗临泣后一寸。 针三分，灸五壮。 主热逆头痛目眩，唇吻强，上齿痛According to this text, GB16 lies 1 cun behind Linqi, needled 3 fen with 5 moxa cones. It records use for heat-counterflow headache, dizziness, stiffness of the lips and upper toothache.
《針方六集》 Zhēnfāng Liùjí — Six Collections on Needling, Wu Kun, 1618 · 卷之五·紛署集 · 頭直目上入髮際五分卻行至腦空凡十穴第四（足少陽經） · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
目窗二穴，主頭面浮腫，旋眩，眥痛，目視不明，頭痛寒熱，汗不出，惡寒The text records that GB16 was used for puffy swelling of the head and face, whirling dizziness, pain at the canthi, unclear vision, and headache with chills and fever without sweating and with aversion to cold.
GB16 is one of 44 points on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
GB16 (Muchuang) is located on the head, 1.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline, directly above the pupil; 1 cun posterior to GB15 (Toulinqi).
GB16 brightens the eyes, dispels wind, alleviates pain, and calms dizziness. The classics state that needling this point can make the eyes bright and clear. Common clinical indications include sudden dizziness, head turning, eye redness and pain, blurred vision, farsightedness, inability to see clearly, white film covering the pupil, head and facial swelling, headache, chills and fever with inability to sweat, aversion to cold, upper toothache, stiff lips and mouth.
Transverse (subcutaneous) insertion, 0.5 to 1.0 cun.
GB16 is a point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyáng Dǎnjīng).