Could probiotics for dry eyes help treat symptoms?

  • Researchers have identified a probiotic bacterial strain that helped improve dry eye via a mouse model.
  • About 12% of the global population has dry eye, a condition in which the eyes are unable to self-lubricate sufficiently.
  • There is no cure for dry eye disease, but the new study presents a pathway for future treatments.

By Corrie Pelc on June 28, 2023 — Fact checked by Hilary Guite, FFPH, MRCGP

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