Sclerology

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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.

[edit] Criticism

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.