HR Wright, A Turner, HR Taylor - The Lancet, 2008 - Elsevier Trachoma is a keratoconjunctivitis caused by ocular infection with Chlamydia
trachomatis. Repeated or persistent episodes lead to increasingly severe
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J Ngondi, M Reacher, F Matthews, F Ole- … - BMC ophthalmology, 2007 - biomedcentral.com A population based survey was undertaken and eligible persons underwent eye
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EW Gower - International ophthalmology clinics, 2007 - journals.lww.com Trachomatis trichiasis is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. 1
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D Habte, T Gebre, M Zerihun, Y Assefa - Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 2008 - informahealthcare.com Background: Surgery for trachomatous trichiasis prevents blindness. However
people still decline surgery despite the availability of services in nearby
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