Cranial nerve injury is one of the complications of aneurysm clipping, and oculomotor injury is noted after clipping of aneurysm at opha-thalamic branch, resulting in ptosis and abnormal eye movements. This 47-year-old woman presented at our outpatient department with right ptosis after clipping of aneurysm for one week. After taking acupuncture treatment for three months with Zan Zhu (BL 2), Yang Bai (GB 14), Bai Hui (DU 20) and the Four Gates (LI 4 and LV 3), she was nearly fully recovered.