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2,996 people killed, 222,414 injured and over $259,801,000 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 2 people who were harmed by someone not thinking critically.


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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, a 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

 
 
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