Intestinal Bacteria and Ocular Inflammatory Disease

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Participants who are unable to provide informed consent.
• •2. Recent (\<3 months prior) use of any antibiotic therapy
• •3. Current consumption of probiotics
• •4. Current extreme diet (parenteral nutrition, macrobiotic diet, etc.)
• •5. Known gastrointestinal (GI) tract neoplasm
• •6. Recent GI tract infection (gastroenteritis, colitis, diverticulitis, appendicitis) within the last month
• •7. Chronic unexplained diarrhea
• •8. Participant has or had a significant active infection (an infection requiring treatment as determined by the investigator) that required systemic antibiotic treatment within the past three months
• •9. Participant has any GI tract surgery leaving permanent residua (e.g., gastrectomy; bariatric surgery; colectomy)
• •10. Participant has inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• •11. Participant is pregnant or lactating.
• •1. Recent (\<3 months prior) use of any antibiotic therapy
• •2. Current consumption of probiotics
• •3. Current extreme diet (parenteral nutrition, macrobiotic diet, etc.)
• •4. Known gastrointestinal (GI) tract neoplasm
• •5. Recent GI tract infection (gastroenteritis, colitis, diverticulitis, appendicitis) within the last month
• •6. Chronic unexplained diarrhea
• •7. Participant has or had a significant active infection (an infection requiring treatment as determined by the investigator) that required systemic antibiotic treatment within the past three months
• •8. Participant has any GI tract surgery leaving permanent residua (e.g., gastrectomy; bariatric surgery; colectomy)
• •9. Participant has inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• •10. Participant is pregnant or lactating.