Iridology - Historical facts

Not only ancient Chinese medicine but also early Western medicine described the eye as the "mirror of the soul" or the orifice in which the "Shen", the character of a person becomes visible.

During the life time of Hippocrates (300BC), changes in and around the eye were observed and until today examination of the eye is used for diagnostic purposes in conventional medicine. Consider the yellow conjunctiva of the eye in jaundice or the reflexes of the pupils as an indication of the condition of the brain.

In the middle of the last century IRIDOLOGY was developed by the General Practitioner Dr Ignaz of Pézeley in Budapest. He and his followers examined the eyes of patients and of healthy persons on a regular basis. Over the years they were able to collate and analyze information relating to the changes in the eye.