The Eyes Have It
by Alexandre Lemieux
The following is a reprint of a Sclerology article that appeared in the October/November, 1996 edition of the internationally-distributed Perceptions Magazine.
The ancients called the eyes "the windows to the soul," and iridology has been gaining popular acceptance for decades. Yet, another ancient system of health evaluation using the eyes is just now becoming known to more than a few modern healers, and its results are impressive.
More than 3,000 years ago, Chinese medical texts recognized its powerful principles. The Nez Perce tribe of Native Americans practiced it, too, but identifying the sources of ailments by examining the sclera (white) of clients’ eyes is still unknown to most Western medical practitioners.
The modern form of this art is called Sclerology, and its father, Dr. Stuart Wheelwright, "read" the eyes of more than 80,000 people, from the late 1950s until his death in 1990, noting the similarities among those exhibiting the same health problems.
His research revealed that every major organ and gland corresponds to a particular area of the eye. By observing the length and shape of the blood vessels there, he could accurately determine the sources and types of stress each client was under.
Intent on learning more about this "new" subject, I visited Mark Richardson, a Sclerologist in Austin, Texas. After a five-minute examination of my eyes, he correctly concluded that I had allergies, couldn’t wake up easily in the morning ("low thyroid," he said), tended to get tired at about 3 p.m., had neck pains and postnasal drip. I was impressed already.
Richardson said he was introduced to Sclerology when he was 19-years old, and though he was skeptical, gave it a try because traditional forms of medicine had not helped his severe asthma and allergy problems. He was amazed when the 5-minute sclera reading accurately revealed that he had allergies, breathing problems, cold-weather sensitivity and had suffered a concussion years earlier. More importantly, he was impressed that the Sclerologist discussed the root causes of his allergy problem.
In his case, the lines indicated that the left lower lobe of his liver was toxic and allowing overproduction of histamine or an overactive immune system. His allergic reactions were symptoms of that malfunction. The Sclerologist recommended certain herbs and nutrients to correct his problems, which over the following three months removed each and every one. Richardson claims that for 15 years he has had no allergies, no asthma, no colds and, as an added bonus, now needs only four hours of sleep.
He found the results so amazing that he committed himself to learn the art of Sclerology so he could monitor his own health. Then, several ago, he discovered that many people, even those without apparent health problems, were interested in having their eyes read and in learning the subject. Fortunately, he met Jack Tips, ND, Ph.D. CCN, CHom (and a Wheelwright protégé) who had compiled A.S. "Doc" Wheelwright ’s work and was already conducting Sclerology trainings. Since then, he has assisted Dr. Tips in writing an introductory book, Insights In The Eyes, and in the development of a certification program (through the International Sclerology Institute).
Clinical examples of Sclerology
1. One of Dr. Tips’ recent patients was an eight-year-old girl, whose mother brought her to his clinic for help with hyperactivity, thinking she had Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The girl had almost failed the second grade because she was fidgety, restless, irritable, and excessively hungry. She had already been treated for ADHD by other natural-health doctors, however: One had giver her pycnogenol; the other had worked with homeopathy, prescribing the remedies Tuberculinum, Stramonium, and Veratrum album. No progress had been made.
A quick glance at the sclera showed that the child did not have the expected stress lines in the brain area of her eye, nor did she have the expected line indicating left-liver lobe toxicity, often associated with food and/or chemical allergies. She did, however, have a "pocket" line in the colon zone that made him suspect parasites. Shortly after beginning a parasite program, the girl expelled two nests of roundworms. Within a short time, her ADHD symptoms disappeared completely.
The sclera gave the clue to the cause of the symptoms and
helped make short work of a potentially severe situation.
2. Another case involved chronic fatigue syndrome. The patient, a 35-year-old man, presented the usual listlessness, apathy, lack of stamina and fatigue symptoms expected with chronic fatigue. He had tried fighting candidiasis for a year because of his history of taking antibiotics for acne. He had taken all the popular immune-system herbs and remedies such as echinacea and goldenseal, lomatium, pau d'arco, astralagus and St. Johnswort. He had grown mushroom tea and used it for months. He had also done vitamin C drips, adrenal support with DHEA and nutrition, and anitviral programs for elevated levels of Epstein-Barr antibodies. Obviously, he needed a new insight into the cause of his problem.
The sclera made it very clear where the primary stress was – not the immune system, the thyroid, the adrenals, nor candida. Instead, his right eye revealed the classic liver line: His liver was not only failing to do its job, it was actually contributing to his problem. After two months on a liver program (explained in Dr. Tips’ book, Your Liver ... Your Lifeline), he experienced a resurgence in energy and stamina, was able to work again and, in essence, got a new lease on life.
These kinds of "Sclerology to the rescue" cases are fairly commonplace: When people have been everywhere and tried everything else, Sclerology shows clearly what the others have missed. It works with the basic naturopathic principle, "Nourish the body system showing the most stress, and, when it is relieved, the body will cure its many other symptoms according to its innate wisdom."Sclerology is a simple approach and works amazingly well.
The mind-body connection
Thoughts and emotions manifest themselves as stress in the body. In recent years, Sclerology’s mind-body aspects have become apparent. As an example, a line in the eye of one of his clients connected the areas corresponding to three different regions of her body: brain, neck and heart. Richardson told her that her neck problem would not go away until she resolved the conflict between her head and her heart. It turned out that, while neck pains were her physical complaint, she was secretly torn about leaving a job, which she hated, to become an artist and also about whether to leave her current boyfriend, whom she no longer loved.
For physical problems, most treatments are based on herbal or nutritional remedies that are said to match the "resonant frequency" of the gland or organ targeted. As Richardson puts it:"For thousands of years, herbs were used to help many health conditions. In the past 20 years, however, a biochemical model such as vitamins and minerals, has been our dominant focus for addressing problems in the body."
While A.S. "Doc" Wheelwright was a master of both nutrition and herbology, his true genius lay in considering the more fundamental property within the body - the bio-energy itself. By measuring the frequency of each organ and gland (through radionic-type calculations) and then synergizing the herbs and nutrients to match the same frequency, he was able to bring about a faster healing response and actually rebuild the system targeted. His brand of herbology is named, "Systemic Herbology".
Richardson considers himself an educator, not a doctor. In fact, by law, information from the eyes cannot be called a diagnosis. "All I do is point out stresses in the body and make dietary and herbal suggestions," he says. "Then it is up to the individual to act on those recommendations." He emphasizes that serious medical problems are still best treated by a doctor.
For my own problems, he recommended several changes in my diet, making fresh vegetable juice and several herb formulas to target the allergies as well as my energy slumps saying:
"The great thing about Sclerology is that is enables you to prevent problems from occurring because organ stress shows in the sclera before physical illnesses develop. And while many health practitioners are asking to become certified in Sclerology, learning it comes quickly and practicing Sclerology means that within a few minutes anyone can gain tremendous information about their health."
For now, I’ll be drinking juice and watching to see whether my allergies and those red lines in my eyes disappear. Perhaps Sclerology’s motto should be, "Don’t heal till you see the whites of their eyes"!
Ms. Alexandre Lemieux became interested in Sclerology while writing a research paper on the subject. She is studying to become an occupational therapist and currently works as a freelance sign-language interpreter.
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