Objective To evaluate the quality of animal studies on acupuncture for glaucoma by the SYRCLE’s risk of bias tool, ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines and GSPC checklist. Methods Databases of CNKI, VIP, Wanfang, Sinomed, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library were conducted to find animal research articles on acupuncture for glaucoma. Risk of bias was assessed for included studies using the SYRCLE’s tool, and the reporting quality was evaluated using the ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines and GSPC checklist, statistical analysis was performed by Excel and SPSS software. Results Thirty articles met the inclusion/exclusion criteria and were included in the final analysis. 6 of the 10 items of the SYRCLE’s tool had a low-risk rate of <50%, and the non-low-risk items focused on selectivity bias, implementation bias, and measurement bias. 12 of the 22 essential sub-items of the ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines had a low-risk rate of <50%; 9 of the 16 recommended sub-items had a low-risk rate of <50%; 12 of the 19 subentries of the GSPC list had a low-risk rate of <50%, and randomization, blinding, thical statement, housing and husbandry, animal care and monitoring, protocol registration were non-low-risk items in the ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines and GSPC list. Conclusion The quality of methodology and experimental reportings in animal studies on acupuncture for glaucoma are generally low, and the descriptions of several items are not yet complete, which affects the readers' judgment on whether the animal studies can be further translated into clinical studies. It is advised to further promote the SYRCLE’s tool and reporting guidelines for animal experiments, to enhance the design, performance, and reporting of animal experiments, ensure the reproducibility of experiments and results, and provide reliable evidence for the translation of results to the clinic.