Gut microbiota and pediatric eye diseases: current insights, mechanistic underpinnings, and future outlook (opens in new tab)

BackgroundAs a core component of the human microecosystem, the gut microbiota modulates systemic immune-inflammatory responses, metabolic homeostasis, and neural signal transmission via the gut-eye axis. Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota has been closely linked to the onset and progression of multiple ophthalmic disorders in adults. Childhood represents a critical window for both gut microbial colonization and maturation, as well as a formative period for ocular development and visual function ...