Blindness from some inherited eye diseases may be caused by gut bacteria, new study suggests by University College London



 "Sight loss in certain inherited eye diseases may be caused by gut bacteria, and is potentially treatable by antimicrobials, finds a new study in mice co-led by a UCL and Moorfields researcher."

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