Episode Guest: Dr. Edward Kondrot - Board Certified Ophthalmologist, Homeopath & Founder of Healing the Eye

The Rebellious Truth About Eye Health

Okay, I had to use "eye-opening" just once because this conversation literally changed how I think about vision health forever.

Are you tired of being told "there's nothing we can do" when your eyesight starts to fade? Ready to rebel against the idea that cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration are just inevitable parts of aging you have to accept?

What if I told you there's a board-certified ophthalmologist who cured his own life-threatening asthma with homeopathy—and then brought those same principles to eye care?

Dr. Edward Kondrot is the world's leading homeopathic ophthalmologist, and he's been treating eye diseases with alternative therapies for over 45 years. He still wears two hats—traditional ophthalmology when surgery is needed, and homeopathic approaches for everything else—which makes him uniquely qualified to tell you what actually works.

Here's what makes this conversation so important: Your eyes aren't isolated organs. They're connected to your liver, your emotional state, your circulation, your diet, your stress levels—your WHOLE body health. And that means you have way more control over your eye health than you've been led to believe.

What You'll Discover

✅ How a traditional ophthalmologist became a homeopath - Dr. Kondrot's near-death experience with asthma led him to a cure Western medicine said didn't exist (and transformed his entire approach to treating disease)

✅ Why cataracts are a warning light, not a death sentence - What your body is trying to tell you when a cataract develops, and the questions you should ask before rushing into surgery

✅ The truth about glaucoma that most eye doctors won't tell you - It's not just about pressure—it's about the health of your optic nerve, and there are steps you can take to improve it

✅ Macular degeneration from a whole-body perspective - Understanding the dry vs. wet forms, and why improving circulation and nutrition can change the trajectory of this disease

✅ The Ozempic blindness connection - Why this wildly popular weight loss drug is causing optic neuritis and permanent vision loss in some patients

✅ What "the eye is the flower of the liver" means - The Chinese medicine connection between your eyes, your liver, and unprocessed frustration and anger

✅ Light therapy and microcurrent that's been used for over 100 years - Ancient modalities that help the eye regenerate and balance your autonomic nervous system

✅ The shocking increase in diabetic retinopathy - Why what was rare 45 years ago is now epidemic (hint: it's not just diabetes—it's obesity and what we're eating)

✅ Computer vision syndrome and the blue light problem - How our screens are creating a generation of kids with eye problems, and what to do about it

✅ How to get a FREE eye health consultation - Dr. Kondrot personally reviews eye records at no charge for people who've been told "there's nothing more we can do"

Key Quotes

On his asthma cure awakening: "The third remedy I took, it was like somebody turned on the light switch. Not only did my asthma improve, mentally and emotionally there was a shift. I said, why didn't they teach us this in medical school?"

On what homeopathy actually is: "The homeopathic doctor feels, if the body's intelligent and wants a fever, let me give something which causes a fever. Then miraculously, you no longer have the fever. When I was cured of my asthma, I was given a substance which causes asthma."

On cataracts as a message: "The cataract is like a red warning light that goes off in your car. I wanna find out what's going on. Why do some people go blind with a cataract at age 50 and others live to 80 and 90 and never need cataract surgery?"

On what you don't want to see: "Subtly, I always wanna ask the person: what is it they don't wanna see? One of the biggest issues as we get older, we don't wanna see ourself getting older. I'm 75. I feel like I'm 20. When I look in the mirror, I go, who is this old guy?"

On glaucoma being more than pressure: "You can have a pressure of 25, which is high, and never lose vision. Or you can have a pressure of 10, which is low, and go blind. It's more the health of the optic nerve. You gotta take those steps to improve your overall health."

On food as medicine: "I feel that food is our best medicine. Thomas Edison said the doctor of the future would not prescribe any drugs, but instead advise the patient on diet and nutrition. One of the biggest contributing factors to poor health in the United States is our poor diet."

His shopping tip: "If it has a label, don't eat it. Always shop in the periphery of the grocery store. The periphery has the healthy food. The center has the canned and processed stuff."

On modern medicine's approach: "Modern medicine is maintaining disease. When you have hypertension, the doctors won't say, let's take steps to cure it. Nope. They're maintaining it. Take this drug, and next year you need two drugs. But homeopathy is one approach where we actually look for a cure."

On never giving up hope: "When a doctor tells you there's nothing else that can be done—that's the person I want to talk to. Never give up. The worst thing that can happen to someone is to give up hope. There's always something that can be done."

On how your vision projects your reality: "The eye is not just a receptor. It's also a projector. Your vision is projecting your external environment. Is the glass half empty or is the glass half full?"

Who This Episode Is Perfect For

✔️ Anyone who's been told their eye disease is "just something you have to live with"

✔️ People with cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, or diabetic retinopathy looking for alternatives to surgery or injections

✔️ Rebels over 50 who want to preserve their vision and prevent eye disease

✔️ Anyone suffering from dry eyes that aren't responding to conventional treatments

✔️ People taking Ozempic for weight loss (you need to hear the vision loss connection)

✔️ Those curious about homeopathy and how it actually works

✔️ Anyone who believes in the body's ability to heal itself with the right support

✔️ People ready to address the root causes of disease, not just mask symptoms

Understanding Homeopathy

Dr. Kondrot breaks down what homeopathy actually is—and what it's NOT:

It's NOT:

• Good nutrition
• Vitamin therapy
• Herbal medicine

It IS:

• Based on the law of similars (like cures like)
• Using substances that cause symptoms to cure those same symptoms in a diseased state
• Working WITH the body's intelligence, not against it

The example: When you have a fever, conventional medicine gives you something to lower it (treating with opposites). Homeopathy asks, "Why does the body want this fever?" and gives something that CAUSES fever—which then helps the body do what it's trying to do, and the fever resolves naturally.

Mind-bending? Yes. Effective? Dr. Kondrot's 45 years of clinical experience says absolutely.

The Major Eye Diseases—And What You Can Actually Do

CATARACTS

What they are: Clouding of the lens, usually starting after age 50

The rebellious approach: Ask yourself what was happening in your life when your vision started changing. What stress, emotional state, or frustration might be manifesting through your eyes? The Chinese say "the eye is the flower of the liver," and the liver holds frustration and anger.

Before you rush to surgery: Look at diet, nutrition, emotional state. A cataract is a warning light. Surgery may be necessary eventually, but first, find out what's causing it.

GLAUCOMA

What it is: Increased pressure in the eye that damages the optic nerve—can lead to total blindness

The critical truth: It's NOT just about pressure. It's about the HEALTH of your optic nerve. You can have high pressure and keep your vision, or low pressure and go blind.

What actually helps: Anything that improves general health improves optic nerve health—exercise, good nutrition, hydration, stress reduction. Plus homeopathic remedies studied for 200+ years specifically for glaucoma.

Dr. Kondrot's approach: Keep using your eye drops initially, add alternative therapies to improve overall eye health, then potentially reduce or eliminate drops if your eyes improve.

MACULAR DEGENERATION

What it is: Aging change in the macula (center of the eye), usually due to poor circulation and nutrition

Two types:

• Dry form: Cells die and dry out
• Wet form: Blood vessels leak and bleed, causing wavy lines (this is what leads to those eyeball injections)

The whole-body connection: Often