Faazil Kassam
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who develop uveitis, a common extra-intestinal manifestation of IBD affecting the eye, showed a unique gut microbiome signature compared with IBD patients without uveitis, according to new research presented at the American Uveitis Society Meeting.
Investigators said they believe this is the first study to link the gut microbiome with a disease of the eye, which suggests that the “gut-eye axis” may be an important new area for research.
“Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at risk of developing uveitis, an
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