Iridology, also known as iris diagnosis. There have been several studies claimed that iridology is ineffective in detecting certain diseases, especially cancer, coronary heart diseases kidney disease asthma and gall bladder diseases. However, other studies have proven that it is a useful technology to diagnose hearing loss and hypertension (Frank, L., et al, 2013). According to Hussein et. al (2013), iridology is claimed effective in detecting kidney pathological conditions. Moreover, a study shows that the diagnosis of diabetes can be done by evaluating the iris by detecting the presence of some broken tissue in the iris (Lesmana, 2011). From these results, we may conclude that Iridology is really a scientific technology that can be used as a pre diagnostic tool in several medical cases.
In Europe, there are about 20,000 iridology practitioners who diagnose patients by learning the formation of tissues in the iris (Wibawa & Purnomo, 2006). Based on a survey carried out by Russian scientists made on a sample of 800,000 cases, this diagnosis is successful by an average of 85%. Therefore, it is recognized by the Russians as an official specialization of medicine. Iridology is now taught in the Russian People’s Friendship University, in Moscow.
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Hussein, H.E., et al. 2013. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. Assessment of the Potential Iridology for Diagnosing Kidney Disease Using Wavelet Analysis and Neural Networks. p. 539-540. [Accessed 11 November 2015].
Lesmana, I.P.D., et al. (2011) Abnormal condition detection of pancreatic beta-cells as the cause of diabetes mellitus based on iris image. p. 150-155. [Accessed 11 November 2015].
Wibawa, A.D., and Purnomo, M.H., 2006. Early Detection on the Condition of Pancreas Organ as the Cause of Diabetes Mellitus by Real Time Iris Image Processing. p.1008. [Accessed 24 October 2015].
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Prepared by : Tan Kar Wei