SK West - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2004 - Elsevier Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. The World
Health Organization (WHO) estimated that approximately 5.9 million persons are
blind or have severe vision-loss as a result of trachoma, and another 10 ... Cited by 30 - Related articles - All 5 versions
SP Mariotti, D Pascolini, J Rose-Nussbaumer - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009 - bjo.bmj.com Objectives: Trachoma is the leading cause of infectious blindness worldwide. It
is known to be highly correlated with poverty, limited access to healthcare
services and water. In 2003, the WHO estimated that 84 million people were ... Cited by 9 - Related articles - All 5 versions
PJ Hotez, A Kamath, 2009 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are the most common conditions affecting
the poorest 500 million people living in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and together
produce a burden of disease that may be equivalent to up to one-half of ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - All 6 versions
L Bag - Clinical and Experimental Optometry - interscience.wiley.com Trachoma is the leading cause of infectious blindness worldwide. Many
populations living in poverty are affected by trachoma. The infectious organism
is provided with an ideal milieu for transmission, where markers of poverty ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
M Mahande, M Tharaney, E Kirumbi, E … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com Results: The trichiasis surgical coverage at baseline was 16.9%; 200 patients
who needed surgery were identified. One year later, we were able to re-examine
and interview 163 of these patients. The surgical uptake among these ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►jimmycarter.com [PDF] EA Cromwell, P Courtright, JD King, LA … - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical …, 2009 - Elsevier It is widely accepted that women carry an increased burden of trachomatous
trichiasis compared with men, but there is no systematic review of the available
prevalence surveys in the peer-reviewed literature. A literature search was ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - All 12 versions
HR Taylor - Eye, 2009 - nature.com Trachoma has been known since pre-Pharaonic times and this infectious cause of
blindness is targeted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for elimination by
2020. During the 19th century, trachoma was a major political problem in ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 3 versions
KS Chibber, RL Kaplan, NS Padian, SJ … - Global public health, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov This paper calls for an alternate approach to studying the aetiology of women's
health conditions. Instead of the long-established disease-specific,
compartmentalized approach, it recommends focusing on risk exposures that ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
NF Jip, JD King, MO Diallo, ES Miri, AT … - Ophthalmic epidemiology, 2008 - informahealthcare.com Purpose: To assess the prevalence of trachomatous inflammation follicular (TF)
in children aged 1–9 years and trachomatous trichiasis (TT) in adults aged 15
years or more in Katsina State, Nigeria. Methods: Cross sectional ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 6 versions
S West - Archives of Ophthalmology, 2007 - archopht.highwire.org With each cataract operation, corneal transplant, and donation of azithromycin
for trachoma, the opportunity occurs to enhance the quality of life through the
restoration of sight or the prevention of blindness. In this way, the ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
