Open AccessDysbiosis of Ocular Surface Microbiota in Patients With Refractive Allergic Conjunctival Diseases
Author(s) -
Noriko Inada,
Jun Shoji,
Gaku Harata,
Kenji Miyazawa,
Fang He,
Akiko Tomioka,
Akira Hirota,
Yukiko Tonozuka,
Satoru Yamagami
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cornea
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.274
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1536-4798
pISSN - 0277-3740
DOI - 10.1097/ico.0000000000002940
Subject(s) - firmicutes , dysbiosis , bacteroidetes , medicine , proteobacteria , microbiome , exacerbation , gastroenterology , immunology , biology , gut flora , bacteria , 16s ribosomal rna , bioinformatics , genetics
We investigated ocular surface microbiota dysbiosis in patients with refractory allergic conjunctival diseases (ACDs; stratified into mild and severe groups) treated with topical tacrolimus.