Sight loss could be treated by antibiotics after being linked to gut bacteria

Gut influence key to so many conditions - hopefully ME/CFS research can thow up something treatable
Sight loss could be treated by antibiotics after being linked to gut bacteria (msn.com)

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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 genetic mutation may relax the body’s defences and allow harmful bacteria to reach the eye and cause blindness."