Screening and validation of the iris manifestation among patients with hemiplegia – an observational study

Fathima Jebin Mohamed; Venugopal Vijayakumar; Narayanaswamy Manavalan; Kuppusamy Maheshkumar

doi:10.1515/jcim-2022-0378

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Screening and validation of the iris manifestation among patients with hemiplegia – an observational study

Fathima Jebin Mohamed , Venugopal Vijayakumar , Narayanaswamy Manavalan and Kuppusamy Maheshkumar

Published/Copyright: January 4, 2023

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From the journal Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine Volume 20 Issue 2

Abstract

Objectives

Understanding and validating the science behind traditional diagnostic methods is a niche area to be explored. Iris diagnosis is one such valuable diagnostic tool used in Naturopathy. In the current study, we have assessed and documented the iris changes observed among patients with hemiplegia with respect to the iridology chart.

Methods

We recruited 35 patients with hemiplegia which includes both genders. Iris image was captured by Angel Kiss New 5.0MP Iridology Camera with Pro Iris Analysis Software. Lesion characters, such as open lesion, closed lesion, spot, furrow, radii solaris, intestinal crypts etc., in the iris were noted along with its various characteristics in an excel sheet in numerical order for analysis.

Results

Majority of the included patients were male (n=30) and the mean age of the patients was 46 years. The most common iris lesions noted were radii solaris and intestinal crypt in the cerebrum and cerebellum regions. Other notable lesions include open lesion, closed lesion, brown spot, hole and nerve ring. ROC analysis for selected iris lesions showed that intestinal crypt (AUC=0.82, p=0.01) and radii solaris (AUC=0.62, p=0.04) to be potential markers for hemiplegia.

Conclusions

Two common lesions observed in patients with hemiplegia are radii solaris and intestinal crypt, corresponding to the cerebrum and cerebellum regions of the iris. Future studies with larger sample size would help warrant our current findings, and also the possible application of iris diagnosis as an early diagnostic marker for hemiplegia.

Keywords: iridology; iris diagnosis; naturopathy; naturopathy diagnosis

Corresponding author: Dr. Kuppusamy Maheshkumar, BNYS, M.Sc, PhD, Assistant Medical Office/Lecture Grade II, Department of Physiology, Govt. Yoga & Naturopathy Medical College and Hospital, The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai 600106, India, E-mail: doctor.mahesh1985@gmail.com

Acknowledgments

We express our appreciation and deep gratitude to all the patients involved in this research.

Research funding: None declared.
Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.
Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in this study.
Ethical approval: The Institutional Ethics Committee has given the approval.

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Received: 2022-10-26

Accepted: 2022-12-21

Published Online: 2023-01-04

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