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An evaluation of iridology

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Investigation

Can iridology diagnose internal disease from iris patterns?

Challenges

In a blinded randomized-slide study of 143 people, three iridologists and three ophthalmologists were unable to use iris photographs to detect kidney disease better than chance.

Direct diagnostic-accuracy test of a specific claimed organ mapping.

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