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Iridology is a form of alternative diagnosis in which the iris of the eye is examined for markings or discolorations that might correspond to certain health problems or irregularities in the body. It was invented by Ignatz von Peczely in the 19th century, when he saw a dark streak in the iris of someone he was treating for a broken... more »
If eyes are the windows to the soul, iridologists claim that the irises are the windows to your medical history. After examining the myriad of marks and pigments in the human iris, iridologists compare their findings to a handy chart that identifies any medical abnormalities or concerns. But for the patients, this practice can... more »
Iridology is an alternative medicine practice that focuses on making a medical diagnosis off of the occurrence of different spots and colors in the iris of the eye. Iridology does this by using an iridology camera. The camera shoots a detailed picture of the eye, which can then be studied and interpreted. The iris also acts as a... more »
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Iridology is the study of the physical appearance of the iris, the colored part of the eye.The...
Iridology, commonly known as Iridodiagnosis, is a form of alternative medicine technique that uses colors, patterns and various other properties... more »
In alternative medicine, iridology is the practice of diagnosing health by examining the iris of the eye, specifically its spots and colors and... more »
Iridology is a branch of alternative medicine that examines the iris for problems in different parts of the body. Practitioners believe that cell... more »
Iridology cameras are a modern diagnostic tool used in an alternative form of medicine. The cameras are used to get a high resolution picture of a... more »
Iridology is a form of alternative medicine that examines the iris of the eye. It'is believed that different kinds of markings and colorations on... more »
Iridology (also known as iridodiagnosis"Cline">Cline D; Hofstetter HW; Griffin JR. Dictionary of Visual Science. 4th ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston 1997. ISBN 0-7506-9895-0) is an alternative medicine technique whose proponents believe that patterns, colors, and other characteristics of the iris can be examined to determine information about a patients systemic health. Practitioners match their observations to iris charts which divide the iris into zones corresponding to specific parts of the human body. Iridologists see the eyes as "windows" into the bodys state of health.
Iridologists use the charts to distinguish between healthy systems and organs in the body and those which are overactive, inflamed, or distressed. Iridologists believe this information may be used to demonstrate a patients susceptibility towards certain illnesses, to reflect past medical problems, or to predict later consequences of health problems which may be developing.
As it is not a method of treatment but a diagnostic tool, its practitioners often study other branches of alternative medicine, such as naturopathy..
Iridology is not supported by any published studies and is considered pseudoscience by most medical practitioners and eye care professionals.
Methods
Iridologists generally use equipment such as a flashlight and magnifying glass, cameras or slit-lamp microscopes to examine a patients irises for tissue changes, as well as features such as specific pigment patterns and irregular stromal architecture. The markings and patterns are compared to an iris chart that correlates zones of the iris with parts of the body. Typical charts divide the iris into approximately 80-90 zones. For example, the zone corresponding to the kidney is in the lower part of the iris, just before 6 oclock. There are minor variations between charts associations between body parts and areas of the iris.
According to iridologists, details in the iris reflect changes read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridology
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