Iridology
What
is Iridology?
What Iridology Does Not Do
History of Iridology
What an Examination Entails
Conclusion
What is Iridology?
Iridology is the study of the coloured part of the eye (called the iris) to determine potential health problems. It can be defined as the science of analyzing reflex conditions in the iris corresponding to pathology in the body.
The basis of iridology is a holistic concept, well accepted in other fields of alternative medicine, that each part of the body contains information about other parts of the body. Thus the changing patterns and markings in the iris can be used to reveal emerging health problems and to identify inherited weakness.
Its greatest value is that it allows the detection of chemical and physiological changes in the body long before the appearance of a particular set of symptoms which would be classified and named as a disease, and it is used as a preventive practice to help people understand their basic health issues.
What Iridology Does Not Do
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Iridology cannot diagnose diseases, instead it analyses tissue conditions as reflexly indicated in the iris.
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It does not show evidence of operations performed under anaesthesia, and if the organ was removed will record the organ’s pre-surgical condition.
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It does not reveal pregnancy, which is a natural physiological process.
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Gall- and Kidney stones cannot be determined, since no nerve supply is involved.
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It is not a “psychic” analysis.
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It does not identify specific pathology in the body.
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It does not confirm the presence of viruses, parasites or bacteria in the body, rather it shows tissue conditions which would allow a “host” situation to develop.
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It cannot predict a person’s lifespan or impending death.
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It cannot separate the number of drugs taken or pollutants absorbed.
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You cannot determine gender through iris diagnosis.
History of Iridology
Eyes have long been thought to be a mirror to your body. Even the Greek physician Hippocrates was known to examine patient’s eyes for signs of illness. But it wasn’t until 1670 that the first medical reference to iridology appeared in German physician Phillipus Meyens’ book entitled Chromatica Medica.
In the 19th Century a Hungarian physician, Ignatz von Peczely, started his work on iridology and is today known as the “father of iridology”.
He recalled how, as a boy, he had tried to free an owl that had become trapped in his garden, and had accidentally broken one of its legs. He soon noticed the appearance of a dark stripe in the owl’s eye. Over the years the bird remained in his garden, so he was able to observe how white crooked lines replaced the previous markings. These observations made an impression on him and remained in his memory.
Many years later, von Peczely saved the life of his critically ill mother through homoeopathic remedies and soon other people began to go to him for medical advice. He started studying the eyes of these patients, recalling what he had experienced with the owl those many years previously. He was able to find correlations between markings in the iris and the ailments experienced by the patients, and the fame of this unique ability to “diagnose from the eye” spread rapidly.
But because of the opposition he faced from the authorities, von Peczely decided to study allopathic medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine degree at the age of 41, where after he was able to scientifically and legally continue his research into the field of iridology.
What an Examination Entails
Through modern technology it is now possible for the patient to view their own eyes together with their practitioner.
A photograph of the iris is taken with a specially designed iriscope and this image is then projected onto a television monitor. The process is completely painless, safe and non-invasive.
The practitioner will then look for subtle signs of developing illness or inherited weaknesses, through examination of the fiber patterns and markings seen in the iris.
Conclusion
Because iridology is not a treatment therapy, but rather a way of detecting underlying signs of developing disease, the practitioner’s main goals are similar to all preventative medicine – to recognize health imbalances at their earliest stages and suggest ways to keep the disease from developing.