Ocular microbiota and probiotic therapy
Probiotic therapy is a therapeutic strategy that involves the use of living or dead microorganisms to improve the health of the host.
Probiotic therapy may be useful to restore normal ocular microbiota after antibiotic use or to prevent bacterial or fungal eye infections.
The ocular microbiota test can help identify the most effective microorganisms for probiotic therapy and monitor the effectiveness of treatment.
Further research is needed to fully understand the role of probiotic therapy in the treatment and prevention of eye diseases.
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