↑ reinforcing ↓ reducing ⊥ even method.
Clinical manifestations: Dry, tired eyes worsening with reading or screen use, blurred vision or difficulty focusing, pale complexion, brittle ridged nails, scanty pale menstrual flow, vivid dreaming and restless sleep.
Tongue: Pale body, thin and slightly dry, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine and choppy, often wiry at left Guan.
Treatment principle: Nourish Liver-Blood to restore the eyes' primary source of nourishment and moisture.
Note: moxa applicable on tonifying points. Direct match with this site's own Liver-Blood-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Dry, gritty, sandy sensation in the eyes, dull burning ache behind the eyes, blurred vision worsening with eye use, night sweats or afternoon low-grade fever, heat in palms, soles and chest.
Tongue: Red, thin body with redder sides, dry surface, little or no coating. Pulse: Wiry, fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourish Liver-Yin fluids to restore the eyes' natural lubrication and cool the Empty-Heat.
Note: no moxa given the Empty-Heat. Direct match with this site's own Liver-Yin-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Dry eyes with blurred vision, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, tinnitus and dizziness, night sweats with heat in palms, soles and chest.
Tongue: Red, thin body with cracks, little or no coating, dry surface. Pulse: Fine, rapid and wiry, weak at left Chi.
Treatment principle: Nourish the foundational Kidney and Liver Yin to restore deep moisture and essence supporting eye health.
Note: no moxa. Direct match, reusing the well-established Kidney-and-Liver-Yin-deficiency slide.
4. Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Eye fatigue worsening with prolonged use and improving with rest, persistent fatigue, pale or sallow complexion, shortness of breath on exertion, poor appetite, heart palpitations.
Tongue: Pale body, may be thin or have teeth marks, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine and weak, lacking force.
Treatment principle: Tonify Qi and Blood together, strengthening the Spleen to restore the energy needed to power the eye muscles.
Note: moxa applicable throughout. No deck on this site combines Qi and Blood deficiency into one slide, so no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Eyes feel heavy and want to close, eye fatigue worsens after meals, bloating and loose stools, general body heaviness and low energy, pale puffy face.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender with teeth marks, thin white coating. Pulse: Soft and weak, especially at right Guan.
Treatment principle: Strengthen Spleen-Qi to restore the energy production needed to power the eye muscles and sustain focus.
Note: moxa applicable throughout. Direct match with this site's own Spleen-Qi-deficiency slide.