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Clinical manifestations: Red, swollen, burning eyes; a throbbing temple headache; a bitter taste; intense irritability; sensitivity to anger.
Tongue: Red with redder sides, dry yellow coat, possible red prickles. Pulse: Wiry and rapid, full and forceful at the left middle position.
Treatment principle: Clears excess Fire from the Liver and Gallbladder and cools the eyes.
Note: no moxa.
Clinical manifestations: A throbbing temple headache; dizziness or vertigo; irritability; a flushed face and red eyes; lower back or knee soreness.
Tongue: Red, redder sides, thin dry yellow or scanty coat. Pulse: Wiry, forceful at the left middle position, may be fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Subdues rising Yang, nourishes the underlying Yin and anchors Yang downward.
Note: no moxa.
3. Wind-Heat
Clinical manifestations: Sudden red, burning, tearing eyes; a sore throat; mild fever with chills.
Tongue: Red tip and edges, thin yellow coat. Pulse: Floating and rapid.
Treatment principle: Expels the external Wind-Heat pathogen, cools the eyes and restores the defensive Qi function.
Note: no moxa. This site's decks have no eye-specific Wind-Heat slide — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Dry, gritty, sandy eyes; blurred vision worsening with use; light sensitivity after reading or in bright sunlight; night sweats; heat in the palms, soles and chest; dizziness.
Tongue: Red, especially at the sides, little or no coating, dry and shiny surface. Pulse: Wiry, fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Liver Yin, moistens the eyes and clears deficiency Heat.
Note: no moxa (Yin deficiency with heat signs).
Clinical manifestations: Swollen, puffy eyelids; thick, sticky yellow discharge; a burning sensation; heaviness around the eyes; a bitter taste; dark, scanty urine.
Tongue: Red with redder sides, yellow greasy coat thicker at the centre and root. Pulse: Wiry, slippery, rapid.
Treatment principle: Drains Damp-Heat from the Liver-Gallbladder system and clears the turbid Heat rising to the eyes.
Note: no moxa.
6. Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Dull, persistent light sensitivity rather than sharp or burning; a pale complexion, lips and nails; severe fatigue worsening with exertion; blurred vision improving with rest; poor appetite; loose stools; dizziness.
Tongue: Pale, thin or teeth-marked at the edges, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine and weak.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi and Blood simultaneously, strengthens the Spleen and nourishes the eyes from the root.
Note: moxa is appropriate. No combined Qi-and-Blood-deficiency slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.