After 20+ years in clinical medicine Dr Emma Sandford (MBChB, FRCOphth) found that she ‘got into trouble’ when she advised her patients - diabetic and otherwise - on changing their diet to improve eye health and prevent the continued decline in vision that their patient was experiencing.
Sandford solved this problem by returning to academia and securing a Bachelor in Natural Medicine.
Sandford is now a doctor of integrative medicine, and her consultancy combines conventional medical practices with complementary and alternative therapies to promote eye health and overall well-being.
Dr Sandford offers interdisciplinary expertise. A medical doctor, clinically trained ophthalmologist, a naturopath and medical herbalist who works with nutrition and medicinal herbs to: - Improve patient outcomes, by adding this knowledge to their ophthalmic care, to educate, serve and empower patients with a gamut of eye conditions.
MBChB 1992 (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery Sheffield, U.K.) FRCOphth 1998 (Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists U.K.)
Medical Officer in Ophthalmology
Medical herbalist and naturopath Practitioner of Natural Ophthalmology.
BNatMed 2021 (Bachelor of Natural Medicine), South Pacific College of Natural Medicine
This podcast explores this journey, discusses what Sandford sees in her clinic, patient experiences and includes tips for change.
Dr Emma Sandford can be found at Nourishing Life.
For the video version go to: Eye Health - Beyond Clinical Medicine & Towards Natural Ophthalmology - with Dr Emma Sandford
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