Eye microbiome trains immune cells to fend off pathogens in mice
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 13:32
in Health & Medicine
Bugs in your eyes may be a good thing. Resident microbes living on the eye are essential for immune responses that protect the eye from infection, new research shows. The study demonstrates the existence of a resident ocular microbiome that trains the developing immune system to fend off pathogens.