The eyes have long been touted as the way to look into the depths of a person; to know their inner feelings by looking deeply into their eyes. The eyes are now acknowledged as windows of the body through the science of Iridology.
Iridology; which is the study of the irides (the plural of iris) had its formal beginnings in the late 1800’s when a medical doctor from Hungary, Ignatz VonPeczely published a research paper on the fundamental findings of iris signs and how they related to specific pathology in the body. His work resulted in a rudimentary grid which is the basis of the current iridology map that is used world wide by practicing iridologists.
Iridology is a non-invasive, painless, accurate analytical tool which serves to determine the current status of health of a person at the tissue level. Iridology does not reveal specific pathology (medically named diseases) since several diseases can create similar changes in body tissues. Anatomically and physiologically, the explanation for how it works is very straightforward. The iris is an extension of the brain being endowed with many thousands of nerve endings, microscopic blood vessels, as well as muscle and connective tissue. Every organ is connected to the iris via the nervous system; the nerve fibres receiving their impulses by way of the optic nerve, optic thalami, and the spinal cord. The iris records information about the state and functioning of every organ in the body as well as levels of inflammation and toxicity. This enables the underlying cause for symptoms we may experience to be detected and removed. The greatest feature and main advantage of iridology over other forms of health screening is that changes appear in the iris before the physical symptoms become apparent, and therefore preventive action may be taken to improve health and avoid those diseases which might otherwise develop. Suggestions for preventative action would include diet changes, supplementation of specific nutrients (in which the individual may be deficient), tissue cleansing and detoxification, body work; such as yoga or tai chi, and energy work such as reiki or therapeutic touch.