A condition that starts with poor vision in dark places, and subsequently, reduced visual acuity in the daytime, narrowing of the field of vision, and in severe cases clear-eye blindness. If the pupil turns golden yellow with time, the condition is called yellow wind.
Biomedical correspondence: pigmentary degeneration of retina.
Medicinal therapy: Enrich the liver and kidney and supplement qì and the blood with formulas such as Right-Restoring [Life Gate] Pill (右归丸yòu guī wán) or Center-Supplementing Qì-Boosting Decoction (补中益气汤bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng) with judicious addition of chlorite/mica (Chloriti seu Micae Lapis, 礞石méng shí), bat’s droppings (Verspertilionis Faeces, 夜明砂yè míng shā), atractylodes (Atractylodis Rhizoma, 苍朮cāng zhú), and fresh pig’s liver (Suis Iecur, 猪肝zhū gān).
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on back transport points, KI, LR, SI, and BL. Select BL-18 (Liver Transport, 肝俞 gān shù), BL-23 (Kidney Transport, 肾俞 shèn shù), LR-2 (Moving Between, 行间 xíng jiān), BL-1 (Bright Eyes, 睛明 jīng míng), GB-37 (Bright Light, 光明 guāng míng), SI-6 (Nursing the Aged, 养老 yǎng lǎo), GV-4 (Life Gate, 命门 mìng mén), KI-3 (Great Ravine, 太溪 tài xī), and CV-4 (Pass Head, 关元 guān yuán); needle with supplementation and add moxa.
Etymology
Chin 高风 gāo fēng, literally high wind, refers to a wind high up (in the upper part of the body).