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368,379 people killed, 306,096 injured and over $2,815,931,000 in economic damages

What's the harm in iridology?

Iridology is the idea that the iris of the eye can be examined and mapped to provide a guide to the state of your body. It has never been proven scientifically.  Read more about iridology

Here are 204 people who were harmed by someone not thinking critically.


Photo of Isabella Denley

Isabella Denley

Age: 13 months
Kew, Victoria, Australia

Died (untreated epilepsy)
October 19, 2002

Isabella was prescribed medications for her epilepsy. Instead of using them, her parents consulted an iridologist, an applied kinesiologist, a psychic and an osteopath. She was being treated purely with homeopathic medication when she died. Read more & more

Kelley Smith

Age: 40

Two ruptured disks
1998

An iridologist at a psychic fair seemed accurate to her, and advised seeing a chiropractor. She now has two ruptured disks. Read more

hundreds of Filipino people

Manila, Philippines

2 deaths, blindness, wasted money
May 2002

The Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology reports two deaths, cases of blindness and hundreds of workers charged for useless treatments from iridologists. Glaucoma & diabetes patients were told to discontinue medication in favor of herbal remedies. Read more & more

 
 
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