Itekhnoloji yokuqaphela i-iris isekelwe kwi-iris esweni ukuze kuqatshelwe ubuwena, esetyenziswa kwiindawo ezineemfuno eziphezulu zobumfihlo. Ulwakhiwo lwamehlo omntu lwenziwe yi-sclera, iris, i-pupil lens, i-retina, njl. I-iris yinxalenye ejikelezayo phakathi kwe-black pupil kunye ne-white sclera, equlethe amabala amaninzi adibeneyo, ii-filaments, izithsaba, imivimbo, iindawo ezifihlakeleyo, njl. Iimpawu zeCandelo. Ngaphezu koko, emva kokuba i-iris yenziwe kwinqanaba lokukhula komntwana ongekazalwa, iya kuhlala ingatshintshanga kulo lonke ixesha lobomi. Ezi mpawu zimisela ukwahluka kweempawu ze-iris kunye nokuqatshelwa kobuwena. Ke ngoko, uphawu lwe-iris lweliso lunokuthathwa njengento yokuchonga umntu ngamnye.
Ukuqatshelwa kwe-Iris kuye kwabonakala ngathi yenye yeendlela ezikhethwayo zokuqatshelwa kwe-biometric, kodwa imida yobuchwephesha iyawuthintela ukusetyenziswa ngokubanzi kokuqatshelwa kwe-iris kumashishini nakurhulumente. Le teknoloji ixhomekeke kumfanekiso ocacileyo owenziwe yinkqubo ukuze kuhlolwe ngokuchanekileyo, kodwa izixhobo zokuqatshelwa kwe-iris zemveli kunzima ukuthabatha umfanekiso ocacileyo ngenxa yobunzulu bayo obungaphantsi komhlaba. Ukongeza, izicelo ezifuna ixesha lokuphendula ngokukhawuleza ukuze kuqatshelwe ngokuqhubekayo okukhulu azinakuxhomekeka kwizixhobo ezintsonkothileyo ngaphandle kokugxilwa ngokuzenzekelayo. Ukoyisa le mida kudla ngokunyusa umthamo kunye neendleko zenkqubo.
Imakethi yebhayomethri ye-iris kulindeleke ukuba ibone ukukhula okuphindwe kabini ukusuka ngo-2017 ukuya ku-2024. Oku kukhula kulindeleke ukuba kukhawuleze ngenxa yemfuno ekhulayo yezisombululo zebhayomethri ezingenakho ukunxibelelana kwi-COVID-19 bhubhane. Ukongeza, ubhubhane ubangele ukwanda kwemfuno yezisombululo zokulandelela kunye nokuchonga unxibelelwano. Ilensi ye-ChuangAn optical ibonelela ngesisombululo esingabizi kakhulu nesisemgangathweni ophezulu kwizicelo zemifanekiso ekuqaphelweni kwebhayomethri.