If you are really curious, this article seems to explain it very well... http://www.joe.org/joe/2006october/a7.php ________________________________ From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] on behalf of Cullen, Alexis [smithcra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 2:00 PM To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [optimal] Re: Animal Retina Scans Nose prints??! From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Steele Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 1:43 PM To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [optimal] Animal Retina Scans Everyone, Wonders never cease, I just had patient, who has children in 4-H. He told me that retinal scans are now being done in Indiana instead of nose prints to make sure no one pulls a fast one just to win at 4-H. Thank You, Tom Steele, CRA Midwest Eye Institute 200 West 103rd Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46290 317.817.1018 tsteele@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:tsteele@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential and/or privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and return the original message to us at the above email address ********************************************************** Electronic Mail is not secure, may not be read every day, and should not be used for urgent or sensitive issues IMPORTANT WARNING: The information in this message (and the documents attached to it, if any) is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken, or omitted to be taken, in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please delete all electronic copies of this message (and the documents attached to it, if any), destroy any hard copies you may have created and notify me immediately by replying to this email. Thank you. Geisinger Health System utilizes an encryption process to safeguard Protected Health Information and other confidential data contained in external e-mail messages. If email is encrypted, the recipient will receive an e-mail instructing them to sign on to the Geisinger Health System Secure E-mail Message Center to retrieve the encrypted e-mail.