Demodex infection changes ocular surface microbial communities, in which meibomian gland dysfunction may play a role
In order to explore how ocular surface Demodex infection affects ocular surface microbial communities and diversity, the V3-V4 region of 16S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing was performed in the conjunctival swab samples to investigate the composition and diversity of the ocular surface bacterial community in DI and healthy control group.