Episode 185: Eye Health and Autoimmune Disease with Dr. Rani Banik

Phoenix Helix: Autoimmune Resilience

Eileen Laird

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

I have two friends who were diagnosed with autoimmune disease through a referral from their ophthalmologist. Their first symptoms appeared in their eyes. Across diagnoses, this is common. Eye pain, dryness, swelling, inflammation, vision loss, and double vision - almost every autoimmune diagnosis can include eye symptoms. This is why an ophthalmologist is an important person to have on our healthcare team. Today, we're lucky enough to have an integrative ophthalmologist on the podcast. Dr. Rani Banik is a board-certified neuro-ophthalmologist with over 20 years of medical experience as a clinician, educator, and researcher. She also has specialized training in functional medicine and treats her patients from a holistic perspective.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Phoenix Helix podcast dedicated to maximizing autoimmune health through the
0:06.0	paleo-autoimmune protocol and functional medicine. While there is no cure for autoimmune disease,
0:11.8	the choices we make every day can have a powerful impact on how we feel. I'm Eileen Laird, your host from
0:17.9	PhoenixHelix.com, and I reduced my rheumatoid arthritis pain by 95%,
0:23.4	which took me from a life of excruciating pain and disability back to a full and beautiful life.
0:30.4	A short disclaimer, I'm neither a doctor nor a nutritionist, and the opinions expressed here are personal.
0:36.1	Always consult with your health care team before making
0:38.6	medical decisions. Now let's get on to the show. Welcome to Episode 185. Our topic today is eye health and autoimmune disease. Many autoimmune
1:04.2	conditions have eye symptoms, and there are also some autoimmune medications that can impact the eyes.
1:10.3	For this reason, the ophthalmologist
1:12.6	is an important person to have on your health care team. I have two friends who actually
1:17.5	receive their diagnosis thanks to their eye doctor. One had multiple sclerosis and the other
1:23.2	had myasthenia gravis, but neither knew it at the time. Vision problems were their first symptoms.
1:29.7	Both times, the ophthalmologists knew what was happening and referred them to a neurologist
1:34.1	for an official diagnosis.
1:36.0	But it's not just neurological autoimmune diseases that include eye symptoms.
1:41.3	Dry eyes are common among people with chogran syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis,
1:46.0	alopecia, and scleroderma. Cyroid eye disease occurs in one-third of patients with Graves
1:52.4	disease. Uviitis is inflammation of the eye that coexist with many different autoimmune
1:57.8	conditions, including acolysine spondylitis, psoriotic arthritis, lupus, IBD, and many more. And those are just a few examples.
2:06.6	So I'm really excited about our interview today, and we're lucky enough to have an integrative
2:11.7	ophthalmologist on the podcast. Her name is Dr. Ronnie Bannick. She is a board-certified neuro-optimologist with over 20 years of medical experience as a clinician,
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