Associations Between the Oral and Intestinal Icrobiome and Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2024-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
A pilot study for Associations between the oral and intestinal microbiome and neovascular
age-related macular degeneration and the investigation on the effect of oral probiotics as a
treatment
The investigators recruit the neovascular AMD patients and control patients.
1. 15 neovascular AMD patients with anti-VEGF treatment and oral probiotics supplement
2. 15 neovascular AMD patients with anti-VEGF treatment and no oral probiotics supplement
3. 15 control patients and no oral probiotics supplement
The investigators will collect stool, blood, and saliva sample at the baseline and 6 months,
and analyze the oral and intestinal microbiome changes.