Foot reflexology · zone 2, 3
Location: On the palm of the left hand at the base of the index and middle fingers, just below the webs. Schools agree on the spot but disagree over whether it stands for the eye on the same side or the opposite side.
Longitudinal zone(s): 2, 3 of 5
Side: left hand
Tradition: Shared across schools
Chinese reflexology
Chinese charts read the eye and ear areas crosswise: the area at the base of those fingers on the LEFT hand is worked for the RIGHT eye or ear and the other way round.
The crossover is explained in that tradition by the crossing of the optic pathway.
Ingham (Western)
Ingham-lineage hand charts keep the eye reflex on the same side as the eye, at the base of the index and middle fingers of that hand.
Some Western charts also carry the area onto the dorsal web between those two fingers.
Traditionally included in head-and-face sequences; charts name this area for the eye. This site documents the mapping, not an effect on the eyes.
Reflexology is a traditional practice, not an evidence-based medical treatment. Systematic reviews have not shown it to be effective for any medical condition. These maps document what practitioners traditionally use — they are not claims about how the body works.
On the palm of the left hand at the base of the index and middle fingers, just below the webs. Schools agree on the spot but disagree over whether it stands for the eye on the same side or the opposite side.
Shared across schools. Other schools place this area differently; the variants are documented on this page.
No. Reflexology maps are traditional diagrams, not descriptions of anatomy or physiology. Systematic reviews have not found reflexology to be an effective treatment for any medical condition.
References displayed on this page were recorded with the point dataset.
