Sclerology

Domain XII · Complementary, energy & biofield · Leonard Mehlmauer · 1972 · United States

What it is

Sclerology is the reading of markings in the whites of the eyes. Grand Medicine places it within "Eyology", a term its site says was "coined in 1995 by Leonard Mehlmauer" for the arts linking eye markings and colourings to health and personality; Eyology groups iridology, sclerology and pupilology.…

Format

• What a client experiences. The practitioner examines the whites of the eyes, with a light and magnifier, a hand-held or stand-mounted eye camera (some with chin and forehead rests), or a slit lamp; one school says it can be done "without a camera or any special equipment". Markings are charted…
• There is no session protocol for this work; it is woven into ongoing therapy. A practical sequence:

Who practises it, and how they are trained or regulated

• Who practises it. Naturopaths, iridologists and other natural-health practitioners, usually after iridology training. Iridology schools teach it as a supplement to iridology or on its own, and present it as a "second opinion" alongside iridology, electro-acupuncture, kinesiology and lab tests such as RBTI.
• Diagnosis wording. Grand Medicine calls its data "evaluative", not "diagnostic", and uses non-medical terms (e.g. an "excessively acid tissue condition"), yet also claims to detect problems "up to three years in advance" of symptoms; testimonials call it a "diagnostic tool". One seller states its information "must not be taken as a diagnosis" and that people with medical conditions should see a licensed practitioner.
• Training and certification. Grand Medicine sells a BASICS course (live, online or recorded; Certificate of Attendance) and an Advanced course (case history, clinical forms, client communication, treatment principles, slit-lamp practicum), and says it has handed Sclerology Competency certification to IIPA. IIPA offers Foundational and Advanced Professional Sclerology certification by exam, only to current members…

Evidence status, as the guide reports it

• Evidence status (one line). No controlled studies of sclerology itself are cited here; its parent practice, iridology, performed at or near chance in controlled diagnostic studies (Ernst 1999 systematic review; 2026 ophthalmology position paper citing a 2024 Australian NHMRC review), and the…

Questions to explore with your client

• What drew you to it, and what are you hoping it will change?
• Does it involve any substance, plant preparation, remedy or supplement? Has your doctor or prescriber been told, especially about any medication you take?
• Does it involve intense or unusual breathing? Have you been told about the medical conditions for which that is not advised?
• Does it involve fasting, a special diet or 'detox'? Have you discussed this with your doctor?
• Is it a group, retreat or community? How do they respond if someone wants to leave or raises a concern?
• Who runs it, and what training or registration do they hold?
• What actually happens in a session or meeting, and how often?
• What does it cost, and is there pressure to commit to more?
• How do you feel afterwards, in the hours and days that follow?
• Does it fit with, or clash with, the work we do here?

What practitioners of it watch for

• Requests for business referrals; dual relationships. Working: the therapeutic frame stays clear.
• Pressure from the client to "take sides". Working: the client experiences the therapist as neutral and safe.
• Minimising symptoms; secrecy; escalating spending. Working: risks are named, a plan exists, and medical follow-up happens.
• Client fear of conflict with a valued practitioner. Working: concerns reach the right body, and the client feels supported.
• Swapping one form of checking for another; increased distress early in reducing checks (expected, plan for it). Working: less checking, lower preoccupation, more daily functioning.

When to involve someone else

• New or worsening physical symptoms, or advice to stop or change prescribed medication: involve the client's doctor or prescriber.
• Signs of coercion, isolation from family and friends, escalating costs or secrecy: discuss openly and consider safeguarding.
• A crisis or thoughts of suicide: follow your crisis protocol. In the US, call or text 988; in the UK and Ireland, Samaritans on 116 123.

Drawn automatically from the guide's own sections. Stay curious: neither endorse nor dismiss what the client values, and check anything that matters against the full guide and its sources. Not medical advice.