Learn more about Ocular Nutrition with Dr. Gregory Caldwell

Here are some key takeaways from the course presented by Dr. Gregory Caldwell:

• Get patients with early AMD and at risk patients started on supplements early. Early intervention is key.

• The nutrition from an apple today is significantly less than an apple from 100 years ago.

• It would be nearly impossible to get all of the vitamins and minerals and supplements into our diet from just diet alone.

• Not all supplements are the same; ones commonly found in grocery stores and online usually don’t have high quality ingredients and have a lot of fillers.

• There is a way to check your antioxidant levels easily with a biophotonic hand scanner. Simply put your hand on this device and it will give you a report of your antioxidant levels.

• Many eye doctors recommend nutrition and supplements such as AREDS but not many actually test it in office.

• Testing in office is easy for eye doctors to do and helps generate extra income for the office. It also helps the patient see if the supplements they are taking work.

• You can actually get a scanner for your office and monitor patients- find out more by sending us a message and we will connect you

• Great overview of how important nutrition and antioxidants are to our lives and health.

Be sure to check out his full presentation and handouts here!