Deborah Banker, MD

Dr. Deborah Banker is an internationally known radio personality, lecturer and advocate of wholistic medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks, with additional training at the University of Minnesota and Trinity College Medical Center in Dublin, Ireland. She received specialized training in Ophthalmology at the University of Rochester, New York and the University of California. She also studied under a surgical research fellowship at the Doheny Eye Institute and the University of California at Irvine, and has taken several classes at Emperor's College of Oriental Medicine, including acupuncture, herbology and the philosophy of oriental medicine.

Dr. Banker currently maintains a practice as an ophthalmologist and general practitioner in Malibu, California, with a special interest in electromagnetic therapy. Called a "modern Galileo" by the National Health Federation, Dr. Banker has worked for 20 years developing breakthroughs in regenerative medicine and anti-aging programs for the eyes, skin and body, using a noninvasive approach that combines Western orthoptics with ancient Oriental and wholistic medicine.

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Home Remedies for the Common Cold
December 2002 (Vol. 03, Issue 12)
Simple "Exercises" Can Improve Vision in Children ... and Adults, Too
June 2002 (Vol. 03, Issue 06)
Keep Your Eyes Fit and Young, Part II
April 2002 (Vol. 03, Issue 04)
Keep Your Eyes Fit and Young Along with the Rest of Your Body: Part One of a Two-Part Series
March 2002 (Vol. 03, Issue 03)
Natural Vision Improvement: An Alternative to Lasik Surgery
December 2001 (Vol. 02, Issue 12)
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