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
J House, B Gaynor, H Taylor, TM Lietman - International ophthalmology clinics, 2007 - journals.lww.com Once the leading cause of blindness worldwide, trachoma now appears to be
disappearing in many developing countries. This is true even in areas without
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B Shapiro, K Dickersin, T Lietman - British Medical Journal, 2006 - bjo.bmj.com I n thisissue,Wrightetal 1 discussthe role of randomised clinical trials (RCTs)
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mass distribution has been undertaken in 11 countries in Africa and Asia.
Because oral azithromycin can be used to treat other diseases, there is a ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
AA Mathew, A Turner, HR Taylor - Drugs, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com Abstract Trachoma is a significant public health problem that is endemic in 57
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YL Bi, Q Zhou, W Xu, A Rong - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 2008 - Elsevier Anatomically, the upper eyelids of an Asian are considerably unique, and nearly
half of the East Asians have single eyelids. This study presents a new,
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