Sclerology.

**bindeweede** · 17th July 2010, 10:05 PM

I'd come across Iridology before, but Sclerology is new to me.

Sclerology is the study of the red lines in the white of the eyes and how they relate to stress-patterns in a person's health. Once you learn to interpret these lines, you will hold the key to understanding how the body is struggling or adapting to maintain balance; and thus know how to apply natural therapies to prevent problems from occurring or help the body correct problems already occurring.

Balance of what?

http://www.sclerology-institute.org/

Still, it is encouraging to see that I could become a sclerologist for about £400 - plus shipping, of course.

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Super.

**Drop Bear** · 18th July 2010, 05:27 AM

Is that a limited form of iridology? ( and only 400 pounds? That's pretty downmarket woo) Sounds as if it's in the same neighbourhood as phrenology. Is it perhaps measured in units of phlogiston?

It's true enough that SOME things can be diagnosed from one's eyes ,EG some drugs, cataracts, glaucoma,macular degeneration, impaired sight, even blindness. I also understand yellow sclera can indicate something nasty. (mustard gas poisoning?)

For me,bloodshot eyes means lack of sleep or a hangover.

Iridology (also known as iridodiagnosis[1]) is an alternative medicine technique whose proponents believe that patterns, colors, and other characteristics of the iris can be examined to determine information about a patient's systemic health. Practitioners match their observations to iris charts, which divide the iris into zones that correspond to specific parts of the human body. Iridologists see the eyes as "windows" into the body's state of health.
Iridologists use the charts to distinguish between healthy systems and organs in the body and those that are overactive, inflamed, or distressed. Iridologists believe this information demonstrates a patient's susceptibility towards certain illnesses, reflects past medical problems, or predicts later health problems.
Iridology is not supported by quality research studies[2] and is considered pseudoscience and quackery by most medical practitioners and eye care professionals.[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridology

Sclerology is an alternative medicine practice in which the sclera, the white of the eye, is examined. The physical characteristics of the sclera, such as shape and location of markings, are posited to be related to systemic health.
According to advocates, examination of the sclera reveals a great number of disease processes and is capable of showing data that is more current (to within days), while iridology is better at showing genetic tendency.[1] They claim that sclerology requires no clinical tools and is an inexpensive, non-invasive method to enhance the evaluation of patients' health.

Similar to criticism which has been leveled at iridology and other alternative practices, skeptics point out that sclerology is founded in pseudoscience, claiming that there is no reason to assume that the condition of the sclera has any causal relation to a patient's condition in general. They also claim it is ineffective and may be harmful to patients if it delays the diagnosis and treatment of a true medical problem.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sclerology

**Tony Williams** · 18th July 2010, 10:53 AM

Why don't we put the iridologists and sclerologists into a locked room and let them fight it out?

**scroll33** · 18th July 2010, 11:42 AM

On a side note I see Anderson is being allowed to make his film about L Ron Hubbard and the curse...sorry cult of Scientology

Paul Thomas Anderson, director of Magnolia and Boogie Nights, is set to start shooting a movie about a science fiction author who founds a religion. Called his "untitled Scientology film," it will star Philip Seymour Hoffman as the "master."

This movie, nicknamed The Master by fans, has been in the works for a while and has had a number of cool actors attached. But now the Cigarettes and Red Vines blog has gotten confirmation from Anderson himself that the movie starts shooting soon. Anybody who has seen Magnolia - with that scene where the motivational speaker character screams, "RESPECT the COCK!" - knows that Anderson's the right director to do this thing.

The Playlist got its hands on an early script for the movie, and reports:

"The Master" is the story of a charismatic intellectual (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who hatches a faith-based organization that begins to catch on in America in 1952 called The Cause. The core dynamic centers on the relationship between The Master and Freddie Sutton, (would be absolutely perfect for Paul Dano) an aimless twenty-something drifter and alcoholic who eventually becomes the leader's loyal lieutenant. As the faith begins to gain a fervent following, Freddie finds himself questioning the belief system he has embraced, and his mentor.

Apparently there are enough parallels between the life story of L. Ron Hubbard and the "master" character to make it abundantly obvious what this movie is about. Even though, for legal reasons, you won't hear the S-word mentioned.