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This type of study is not known for being very medical and therefore strays away from mainstream medical culture and is a type of alternative therapy.

Iridology is a holistic medical approach which is always used in cooperation with nutrition, but also sometimes with herbal medicine, orthomolecular medicine, chiropractic medicine and/or acupuncture. Without a proper diet mixed with the appropriate vitamin and mineral supplements, iris analysis would do absolutely no good because of the lack of follow-up treatment on the part of the patient.

Iridology has yet to be given full acceptance and credibility by physicians and the public. To some, it sounds doubtful that the eyes can predict so much information about a person's general health.  

Usually the charts are divided into 80-90 corresponding zones and relate to certain parts of the body. Physicians believe that changes in the iris are directly in relation to changes in human organs. The nerve fibers in the human iris change according to nerve fibers in the body. The study of iridology first came about in Hungary in the 19th century.

The principle aim of iridologists is to keep patients well and healthy. It is not to change, prevent, or cure any illnesses or diseases. This is why other alternative treatments are used. Iridologists are usually not qualified practitioners to do such therapy and are simply used for analysis.

The lack of success of this type of study has made critics believe that iridology is not beneficial in any way and is therefore not medically backed. No clinical data shows that changes in the iris are directly relational to human body parts, as no study has proven this. The iris is a part of the body that is developed before birth and stays the same from birth to death.

Iridology may not be the best solution for everyone and since the analysis is fairly vague, it may become dangerous, especially if a wrong diagnosis is made and patients become scared or anxious.

Scientific results have yielded mostly negative results from this kind of study and a lack of scientific proof to support this theory makes it an alternative study. Nevertheless, it is becoming more popular in the western world as we look towards alternative treatments more and more nowadays since we can be tired of traditional medical treatments.

Iridologists often cannot correctly diagnose problems effectively and argue against each other as to what the condition may be. It is this level in low standards that make this type of study somewhat obscure and not effective.

However, for those who do spend their lives devoted to this science, they find its benefit of holistic healing very rewarding to mankind, even if many still don't believe what they study.

Alternative medicine - iridology - featured study. Iridology is the scientific practice which involves correlating the markings and patterns of the iris to reflex manifestations and bodily malfunctions among the many organs of the body. By studying the eye, doctors can reveal a patient's overall degree of health, as well as his or her apparent inherent weaknesses

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