Case of abducens nerve palsy: 外展神经麻痹案

Abstract A case of abducens nerve palsy was introduced in this paper. A female patient, 37 years old, she complained double vision for 4 days. Acupuncture was applied and no other treatment was cooperated. Main acupoints included Jīngming (睛明BL1), Chengqi (承泣ST1), Tongzĭliao (瞳子髎GB1), Shuĭgōu (水沟GV26), belly side of lateral rectus muscle and Fēngchi (风池GB20). After consecutive treatment for 10 days, the orientation of the right eye was corrected and the patient narrated that double vision disappeared, the symptoms such as dizziness, distending pain of the eyeball disappeared. This therapy provided a new thought and approach to the treatment of abducens nerve palsy.