Blindness from some inherited eye diseases may be caused by gut bacteria – study
by Nina Massey
Feb 26, 2024
2 minutes
Sight loss in some inherited eye diseases may be caused by gut bacteria, and could potentially be treated with antibiotics, new research suggests.
The study in mice found gut bacteria within damaged areas of eyes where sight loss was caused by a particular genetic mutation.
According to the researchers, their findings suggest the
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