The underlying theory is that the entire body is reflected in the iris and, consequently, any condition will show in the eyes of the patient, one way or another.
Iridology is meant for diagnosis only, not for treatment. However, many of the specialists who have turned to it are practicing homeopaths, herbalists and acupuncturists. They claim that the study of the iris not only indicates current health, but identifies potential weaknesses, many of which we have inherited from our parents and consider that by identifying a condition before it becomes a problem, people can minimize it or avoid it through changes to diet and lifestyle.
Iridology has a very long history. There are records of it having been practiced in Ancient Egypt and Greece (Hippocrates mentions it too). However, doctors ceased to practice it for centuries till a Hungarian, brought it back into the limelight as a modern science in the late 1800s.
The story goes that the Hungarian doctor, who at the time had no idea that the practice was millenniums old, he was just a little boy, noticed a dark mark appear in a bird’s eye (an owl - probably his pet) a short while after the bird had its leg broken. He thus came to the conclusion that there is a strong connection between health condition and the appearance of the iris. He also noticed that, as the leg healed, the mark disappeared. Later, when he became a doctor he had the occasion of seeing other such similarities in people and even developed a map showing the relationship of different parts of the body to the iris.
To some people, the ‘ability’ to detect health problems by simply watching someone’s iris is rather questionable and people’s and specialists’ doubts are increased by many cases in which iridologists proved to be wrong about certain conditions in patients whose illnesses were diagnosed well in the traditional way. Yet, people are entitled to turn to other methods in order to check upon their health and some of them, who were lucky to find out crucial information about their state of health from an iridologist will always be a vivid proof that non-traditional ways can sometimes be successful.
Iridology is meant for diagnosis only, not for treatment. However, many of the specialists who have turned to it are practicing homeopaths, herbalists and acupuncturists. They claim that the study of the iris not only indicates current health, but identifies potential weaknesses, many of which we have inherited from our parents and consider that by identifying a condition before it becomes a problem, people can minimize it or avoid it through changes to diet and lifestyle.
Iridology has a very long history. There are records of it having been practiced in Ancient Egypt and Greece (Hippocrates mentions it too). However, doctors ceased to practice it for centuries till a Hungarian, brought it back into the limelight as a modern science in the late 1800s.
The story goes that the Hungarian doctor, who at the time had no idea that the practice was millenniums old, he was just a little boy, noticed a dark mark appear in a bird’s eye (an owl - probably his pet) a short while after the bird had its leg broken. He thus came to the conclusion that there is a strong connection between health condition and the appearance of the iris. He also noticed that, as the leg healed, the mark disappeared. Later, when he became a doctor he had the occasion of seeing other such similarities in people and even developed a map showing the relationship of different parts of the body to the iris.
To some people, the ‘ability’ to detect health problems by simply watching someone’s iris is rather questionable and people’s and specialists’ doubts are increased by many cases in which iridologists proved to be wrong about certain conditions in patients whose illnesses were diagnosed well in the traditional way. Yet, people are entitled to turn to other methods in order to check upon their health and some of them, who were lucky to find out crucial information about their state of health from an iridologist will always be a vivid proof that non-traditional ways can sometimes be successful.
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