Discover how to protect your vision after 40 as Dr. Rani Banik shares functional and medical strategies for preventing cataracts, dry eye, glaucoma, and more.
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In this episode, I talk with Dr. Rani Banik about what really happens to our eyes as we age and why women over 40 face higher risks for cataracts, glaucoma, dry eye, and vision decline. She explains how lifestyle, diet, hormones, UV exposure, and even the gut microbiome shape long-term eye health. We also cover presbyopia, night vision, and new treatments that may help you maintain clarity and comfort as you move through midlife.
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Dr. Rudrani Banik is a Board-certified Ophthalmologist, fellowship-trained Neuro-Ophthalmologist, and Functional Medicine expert. She is fully trained in ophthalmic surgery and Botox, and she has a special interest in treating headaches and migraines. Dr. Banik manages a wide spectrum of conditions affecting vision, as well as the complex connections between the eye and brain.
Dr. Banik has specialized training in Functional Medicine. She applies principles of complementary and alternative medicine in conjunction with traditional medical approaches to treat chronic diseases affecting the visual system. She offers a unique approach to managing conditions such as dry eye, macular degeneration, blepharitis, migraine, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, thyroid eye disease, uveitis, and other autoimmune conditions.
Dr. Banik is sought out as an expert in the media and has been featured in The New York Times, Good Morning America, CBS Evening News, ABC 7 Eyewitness News, CBS NY with Dr Max Gomez, Fox 5 News with Ernie Anastos, NY Magazine’s Best Doctors 2017, 2018, and 2019, The Washington Post, New Tang Dynasty TV, and Real Simple magazine. She was voted Castle Connolly Top Doctor 2017, 2018, and 2019 by her peers.
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Dr. Rudrani Banik
Website: https://www.drranibanik.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8mil8P9tXSRXwEdNX6aRw
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.ranibanik/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnVisionHealthNYC/?_rdc=1&_rdr#
The Eye-Q Podcast with Dr. Rani Banik
Explore the brain-eye connection through integrative neuro-ophthalmology, nutrition, and holistic wellness:
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Patricia McShane, MD
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-mcshane-0535ba3/
Website: www.womenshealthspan.net
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mcshanepmcshane9303
Produced by DrTalks: https://drtalks.com/podcast/
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