Tag: supplements
Dr. Neda Gioia: Helping Female Patients Navigate Hormonal Transitions
Neda Gioia, OD, CNS, IFMCP, FOWNS, a certified nutrition specialist, functional medicine provider and owner of Integrative Vision in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, has been...
Available Now: NutraSmoothies Deliver Nutrients Healthy Eyes Require
Download this recipe book featuring six signature NutraSmoothie recipes. Each one is designed to help you increase your intake of vision- and eye-health nutrients—deliciously....
Integrating Holistic Health Into Optometry
Carrie Roitstein, OD, CPNP, INHC, FOWNS, started her journey into the world of holistic health around a decade ago. It began not with nutrition...
Poll Respondents Take Supplements for Themselves But Don’t Always Share That...
A vast majority of respondents to a recent Women In Optometry Pop-Up Poll said that they take nutritional supplements. However, far fewer bring it...
Patients Want Guidance on Holistic Approach
Commonly, patients ask holistic practitioner Susan Moss, OD, at Eyes Are Precious in Houston, Texas, for guidance on nutrition, supplements or alternatives even before she...
Does Supplemental Vitamin D Affect Eye Care?
Guest editorial by Julie Poteet, OD, MS, CNS, FOWNS
Vitamin D deficiency is one of the most common nutrient deficiencies, affecting an estimated 41.6% of...
What Role Does Nutrition Play in Your Practice?
Are you an advocate for supplements for your patients? Do you take them yourself? What role does nutrition play?
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Before Recommending Vitamin D Supplements, Know Where the Patient Is
Vitamin D is clearly a beneficial vitamin, but there is too much of a good thing. There are risks to vitamin D levels that...
Doctor Provides Relief for Those Who Suffer From Floaters
Until very recently, there were limited options for patients with floaters. As a result, Elizabeth Gearing, OD, of Estero Eyecare, LLC, inside corporate locations...
Dry Eye and Allergy: Chicken or the Egg?
Fortunately, we have excellent treatments for both conditions of dry eye and allergy.
by Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, DipABO
Most patients have some amount of dry...
