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Effectiveness of oral probiotics supplementation in the treatment of adult small chalazion
- Source :
- International Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 40-44 (2022), Int J Ophthalmol
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS), 2022.
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Abstract
- AIM: To define the possible beneficial impact of probiotics oral supplementation on patients affected by chalazion. METHODS: Prospective comparative pilot study on 20 adults suffering from chalazion randomly divided into two groups. The first group (n=10) received conservative treatment with lid hygiene, warm compression, and dexamethasone/tobramycin ointment for at least 20d. The second group (n=10), in addition to the conservative treatment, received a mixture of probiotic microorganisms of Streptococcus thermophilus ST10 (DSM 25246), Lactococcus lactis LLC02 (DSM 29536) and Lactobacillus delbrueckii (DSM 16606) once a day up to 3mo. Chalazia were classified according to their size into three groups: small (
- Subjects :
- Ophthalmology
probiotics
Clinical Research
chalaziosis
adults
microbiome
RE1-994
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22274898 and 22223959
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Ophthalmology
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid.dedup....ad35beb2c2de895580f43e8d21698468