Antibiotics vs. Blindness and Why Drs. Need Timely Wolbachia Tests

On May 10th, 2018, I sent the National Federation of the Blind of Wisconsin my petition. Part of their response via FB messenger was: "Heavy-duty antibiotics often can cause blindness also. Again, this petition seems to be from 2015." This person could not seem to scroll beyond my intro image which shows "Published 2015 Chen, Dong, et al." study points on a world map. And I found a disturbing number of people commenting on various articles about antibiotics harming the eyes. I thought, great, just what ophthalmologists need, more patients who might become non-compliant because of this nonsense. So I looked into where this came from and found one source in Retinal Physician: https://www.retinalphysician.com/issues/2013/october-2013/antibiotic-controversies-in-vitreoretinal-practice Here are the key points: 1) The case-control study consisted of 4,384 patients with retinal detachments and 43,840 age-matched control patients without retinal detachments. Their primary result was that 3.3% of the retinal detachment group were taking oral fluoroquinolones, while only 0.6% of the controls were taking the medications. 2) The study results showed no such statistical significance, nor did they show even a trend toward significance in the “recent” fluoroquinolone users — the group that discontinued the drug one to seven days before the diagnosis of retinal detachment. 3) Although a mechanism by which fluoroquinolones can cause retinal detachment may exist, a case-control study cannot prove true causation or association — merely correlation. Correlation. Reading this begs the question: why were these patients taking antibiotics in the first place? Because the primary infection (such as Wolbachia) could be the underlying, undiagnosed, and / or contributing factor responsible for the retinal detachment (and not the antibiotics at all). Remember, physicians are unable to test for Wolbachia (Rickettsial infections) in a timely manner, according to Medscape — which is why I began this petition. Even if you have zero background in science or healthcare, it's logical to expect trickle-down effects after trillions and trillions of mosquitoes (artificially infected with Wolbachia) have been released into our environment. And, depending on the strain and host environment, Wolbachia targets the optic lobe and retina. It also affects the brain, spinal cord, nerves (including the nerves to the stomach and intestines), muscles, gonads, lungs, kidneys, heart, liver, ears, and / or pancreas. On a Positive Note I was invited to participate (via Skype) in research titled "Dengue prevention using genetically modified mosquitoes - current facts, literacy and public opinions" coordinated by Professor Carla Sousa. Dr. Sousa is affiliated with the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine at the NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal. So, I wrote back the next day; the entire email exchange is shown in my video above. Plus, I spell it out for a lawyer why MosquitoMate, Inc. (and others) are likely at fault for many — not all — cases of uveal melanoma. Happy Mother's Day, Rose Authors note: I cannot use italics or hyperlink on petition updates. Ergo, links are not hidden and I used CAPS for emphasis. How your signature helps: each time a supporter signs our petition, an email is automatically sent directly to those being petitioned (governments, companies and individuals). When hundreds or even thousands of emails arrive in their inboxes, our message is impossible to ignore.