Leading Off: ODs Provide Pearls on Linking Nutrition With Eye Health for Patients

Given that March is National Nutrition Awareness Month and many patients remain unaware of nutrition’s role in eye health, 3 optometrists offer tips on how to establish this link.

By
Jennifer Kirby, managing editor
March 2, 2025
3 min

Optometric Management

Top Institutions in Optometry

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

#1

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Miami, FL
Key Differentiators
- Ophthalmology
- Retinal Diseases
- Nutritional Ophthalmology
#2

Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute

Baltimore, MD
Key Differentiators
- Ophthalmology
- Vision Science
- Nutritional Epidemiology
#3

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Boston, MA
Key Differentiators
- Ophthalmology
- Retina
- Nutritional Science
#4

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Ophthalmology

San Francisco, CA
Key Differentiators
- Ophthalmology
- Nutrition and Eye Health
- Clinical Research
#5

University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

Madison, WI
Key Differentiators
- Ophthalmology
- Nutritional Biochemistry
- Public Health

Leading Off: ODs Provide Pearls on Linking Nutrition With Eye Health for Patients

Top Institutions in Optometry

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Ophthalmology

University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

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Leading Off: ODs Provide Pearls on Linking Nutrition With Eye Health for Patients

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