EDWARD C. KONDROT, MD, MD(H), CCH , DHt.
[email protected]
healingtheeye.com
Education
Ophthalmology Residency – St. Francis General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA July 1979 – June 1981
Scheie Eye Institute – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA July 1978 to June 1979
Medical School: Hahnemann Medical College – Philadelphia PA. MD 1977 Hahnemann Homeopathic College – Albany, CA 1996
Thirty years in private practice of ophthalmology in 3 states, culminating in the publication of three books on the natural treatment of eye disease and the design of residential intensives where patients undergo multi-modal treatment, using a variety of natural therapies, for their chronic eye conditions. Current projects include a weekly radio show, lectures, research, and publishing
Certifications
American Board of Ophthalmology
Doctor of Homeopathic Therapeutics (DHt)
Certified Classical Homeopath (CCH)
Fellow of the College of Syntonics
Licenses
Medical License: Arizona, California, Florida, Pennsylvania
Homeopathic License: Arizona (MD {H}]
Teaching and Research Appointments
Research Chairman of the College of Syntonics
Adjunct Professor, Department of Research at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
Professor Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine
Clinical Staff, American College of Homeopathic Medicine Phoenix, AZ
Clinical Instructor, Midwestern College of Osteopathy Glendale, AZ
Honors and Awards
Distinction in Internal Medicine
Joseph Goldberger Scholarship in Clinical Nutrition
C.K. Robinson Scholarship for Academic Achievement
Publications : Books
Ten Essentials to Save Your Sight, 2012, Advantage Publishing, South Carolina
Healing the Eye the Natural Way, 2000, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley
Microcurrent Stimulation: Miracle Eye Cure? 2001, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley
Small Incision Cataract Surgery, The Kondrot Surgical Technique 11:161-165, 1990, J. P. Gills, D. R.Saunders, Slack, Inc. New Jersey.
Contributing Author
Clinician’s Rapid Access Guide to Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Mosby 1999, Contributing Author Chapter on Homeopathy
Repertorium Homeopathicum Syntheticum, 2005 Homeopathic Book Publishers, London, Contributing Author Chapter on Homeopathy
Publications and Presentations
Neuroblastoma Located in the Messentery: A Rare Entity
Guthrie Bulletin 45:71, 1975
Pachymetric Evaluation of Corneal Thickness After Cataract
Extraction and Intraocular Lens Implant.
American Intraocular Implant Society Journal 2:17, 1976
Intraocular Lens Implant and Total Hyphema: A Case Report
American Intraocular Implant Society Journal 3:84, 1977
Effect of Intraocular Lens Implant Surgery on Corneal Thickness
Pachymetric Evaluation of 100 Eyes. Presented at the 23rd International Ophthalmology Congress, Kyoto, Japan May 1978.
Contributing Author in Current Concepts in Cataract Surgery
J.M. Emery, A.C. Jacobson, C.V. Mosby Co., St. Louis 1980
Methods of Marking the Visual Axis
Methods of Marking the Visual Axis
Presented at the National Kerato-Refractive Society Meeting
San Francisco, September 28, 1985.
Marking the Visual Axis in Refractive Surgery. Journal of the
Kerato-Refractive Society 2:18, 1986.
Excimer Laser for Superficial Keratectomy
Presented at the Kerato-Refractive Society Meeting, New
Orleans, LA, October 28, 1989.
Contributing Author in Small Incision Cataract Surgery, The
Kondrot Surgical Technique 11:161-165, 1990, J. P. Gills, D. R.
Saunders, Slack, Inc. New Jersey.
Superficial Keratectomy
Presented at the ASCRS meeting, Los Angeles, CA March 7, 1990.
Visions 1990
An update of the Excimer Laser. An international Symposium
Pittsburgh, PA, March 23, 1990.
Excimer Laser Superficial Keratectomy
Presented at the Alumni Day of the University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA March 29, 1990.
Sutureless Cataract Surgery: Presentation and Surgical Tutor at
the St. Lukes Symposium Tarpon Springs, FL June 8-9, 1990.
Sutureless Cataract Surgery: Presented at the ASCRS Meeting,
Boston, MA April 8, 1991.
Sutureless Cataract Surgery: Presented at the Joint Meeting of
the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Pan American
Ophthalmology Association, Los Angeles, CA, Oct 14, 1991.
Keratometric cylinder and visual recovery following phacoemul-
sification and intraocular lens implantation using a self- sealing cataract incision.
J Cataract Refract Surg 17:731,1991.
Rupturing pressure in cadaver eyes with three types of cataract
incisions. J Cataract Refract Surg 17:745, 1991.
Cataract surgery without an anesthesiologist
Island Ophthalmology Seminar St. Croix, March 1995
Incorporating ALK into an established RK practice
Island Ophthalmology Seminar St. Croix March 1995
Topical Phaco – keeping it simple
12th Annual Island Opth Seminar, Grand Cayman Isles April 1996.
10 Pet Peeves of 1995
12th Annual Island Opth Seminar, Grand Cayman Isles April 1996.
Hyperopic ALK – Does it work
12th Annual Island Opth Seminar, Grand Cayman Isles April 1996.
Therapeutic Keratoplasty using ALK
12th Annual Island Opth Seminar, Grand Cayman Isles April 1996.
Cataract Surgery without an Anesthesiologist and preadmission testing
13th Annual Island Opth Seminar, Barbados March 1997.
LASIK using a Summit Excimer laser
13th Annual Island Opth Seminar, Barbados March 1997.
Nutrition and Ophthalmology
13th Annual Island Opth Seminar, Barbados March 1997.
Phacoemulsifaction Workshop with live surgery
Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, Hyderabad, India Feb. 19, 1998
LASIK Workshop
Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital. Hyderabad, India Feb. 19, 1998
Live Demonstration of Clear Cornea Surgery
Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital, Bombay, India Feb. 21, 1998
A few wrinkles in a great procedure, dealing with cap striae
3rd Annual Optometric Refractive Surgical Society Meeting, Akron. OH Aug. 5, 1998
Contributor
Topical Anesthesia for Intraocular Surgery
Annals of Ophthalmology and Glaucoma 1998; 30: 271-275.
Immediate diagnosis, treatment vital for cap stria problems following LASIK
Optometry News Vol 3, No 11Novmenber 1998
Publications and Presentations in Homeopathy and Natural Medicine
Homeopathic Provings
Pittsburgh Homeopathic Society, Pittsburgh, PA April 1994
Homeopathic Ophthalmology
Pennsylvania Homeopathic Society Meeting, Florida February 1995
Homeopathy & Ophthalmology
Island Ophthalmology Seminar, Barbados March 1995
Plaquenal Proving and Macular Degeneration
Hahnemann Medical College, Albany, CA June 1996
Homeopathy and Macular Degeneration
Hahnemann Medical College, Albany, CA June 1996
Homeopathy and the Treatment of Cataracts
3rd Homeopathic Research Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA January 1997
Introduction to Homeopathy
Butler Whole Health Group, Butler, PA March 1997
Ophthalmic Homeopathy
Northwestern PA Homeopathic Society. Cambridge Springs, PA May 1997
Homeopathic Treatment of Cataracts
Homeopathischbeken, August 1998
A Visit to India
Homeopathy Today, November 1998
Clinician’s Rapid Access Guide to Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Mosby 1999, Contributing Author Chapter on Homeopathy
Healing the Eye the Natural Way
Arizona Health Expo, Feb. 2000
Healing the Eye the Natural Way
Key note speaker at the Low Vision Symposium, Las Vegas, NV April 2000
Major Vision loss Traced to underlying Health Problems
Journal of Longevity, Vol. 6, 28-30, 2000
Healing the Eye the Natural Way: Alternative Medicine and Macular Degeneration
Nutritional Research Press, Nevada 2000
Microcurrent Stimulation: Miracle Eye Cure
Nutritional Research Press, Nevada 2000
Healthy Vision Radio Talk Show
KHB 620 AM
Every Friday Noon Pittsburgh, PA
Healthy Vision Radio Talk Show
KFNX 1100 AM
Every Monday at 11:00 AM Phoenix, AZ
ACAM Meeting Long Beach, CA -November 17, 2001
Homeopathy and Microcurrent Stimulation in Chronic Eye Disease-45 minute presentation, Workshop – One hour presentation
Cancer Wellness Expo
Homeopathy in the Treatment of Cancer- one hour lecture
January 25, 2002 Phoenix, AZ
Homeopathic Treatment of Macular Degeneration
New England Journal of Homeopathy Volume 10, Number 1, 48-59. 2002
Medical Advances in the Treatment of Cancer and Aging
Miami, FL – March 25, 2002
Microcurrent in the treatment of Chronic Eye disease
Healing the Post-operative eye with Homeopathy
7th Annual Refractive Surgery Symposium, Akron, OH August 9, 2002
Presentation: Homeopathy and Eye Disease
National Center Homeopathic Conference, April 14, 2002
Presentation: Homeopathy and Macular Degeneration
American Institute of Homeopathy Conference, Philadelphia. April 28, 2002
Presentation: Homeopathy and Asthma
American Institute of Homeopathy Conference
New Orleans, LA, September 20, 2003
Presentation: Frequency Specific Microcurrent in the Treatment of Macular Degeneration, Microcurrent International Symposium Los Angeles, CA January 15, 2005
Presentation: Homeopathic Color Remedies
National Syntonics and Light Conference, Santa Fe, NM. May 15, 2005
Homeopathic Teaching
Homeopathic College of Central America, Guatemala, July 5, 6 and 7th, 2005
Presentation: Frequency Specific Microcurrent in the Treatment of Eye Disease
Microcurrent International Symposium, Phoenix, AZ Feb 24, 2006
Presentation: Frequency Specific Microcurrent in the Treatment of Eye Disease
National Syntonics and Light Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, May 6, 2006
Presentation: Microcurrent in the treatment in Spinal Cord Injuries
Microcurrent Case Conference, Phoenix, AZ. Oct 6, 2007
Homeopathy and Eye Disease
College of Vision Development October 19, 2008, Rancho Mirage, CA
Presentation: Improving the Results of Microcurrent
Microcurrent Case Conference, Phoenix, AZ, Oct 24, 2008
Homeopathy and Eye Disease
International Meeting of the College of Syntonics, April 28, 2009, Niagara Falls, Canada
Presentation: Microcurrent in the Treatment of Glaucoma
Microcurrent Case Conference, Phoenix, AZ, Oct 2, 2008
International Meeting of the College of Syntonics
Homeopathic Syntonic Light Therapy in the Treatment of Glaucoma
April 28, 2011, San Diego, CA
Homeopathic Syntonic Light Therapy in the Treatment of Glaucoma
Pages 6-11, Journal of Optometric Phototherapy April 2011
Homeopathy and Eye Disease
International European Homeopathy Meeting, May 19, 2011, Riga, Latvia
Homeopathy and Eye Disease
20th Annual IAACN Scientific Symposium, August 19, 2011, Baltimore, MD
Presentation: Microcurrent in the Treatment of Stargardt’s Disease
Microcurrent Case Conference, Phoenix, AZ, Oct 8, 2011
Homeopathy and Eye Disease
International Homeopathy Meeting, Dec 2, 2011, New Delhi, India
Memberships
President of the Arizona Integrative and Homeopathic Medical Association
International Light Association
Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology
Certified Classical Homeopath
American Institute of Homeopathy
National Center of Homeopathy
American College of Advancement in Medicine
Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine
American Academy of Ozonotherapy