The American Academy of Ophthalmology, an association of medical eye specialists, states that "as with other forms of vision therapy, there is no scientifically verified evidence to support claims for syntonic optometry."
In syntonic optometry, the patient is exposed to one or more colors of light for a fixed period of time. This is done in a darkened room, with colors generated by a machine known as a syntonizer.
Though behavioral optometrists are definitely a minority within the field of optometry, a body of research supports their methods.
"Some places where the genome sequencing has been done is cancer research, alzheimers research and other medical findings. It also has been used in DNA research."
little controlled research has been done on its effectiveness. However, lomilomi has been an accepted part of native Hawaiian culture for hundreds of years.
Tens of thousands of studies have been done on tuberculosis.
Anecdotal research has been performed on TT since its development in 1972, but little quantitative research has been carried out.
There is a great deal of research on curanderismo in the field of anthropology.
Little research has been done within the mainstream or alternative medical communities on labyrinth walking in comparison to other forms of treatment.
Research on the effectiveness of hypnotherapy on a variety of medical conditions is extensive.
Research on atractylodes has generally been conducted in China and has focused on pharmacological investigation and animal experiments.
Quite a few research studies on ganoderma extracts have been done at universities in Japan, China, and South Korea. Many of these are test-tube or animal studies.
Research on F. cirrhosa and its botanical relatives has generally been conducted in China and has focused on pharmacological investigation.