- ►nih.gov RJC Bowman, H Faal, M Myatt, R Adegbola, A … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2002 - bjo.bmj.com Conclusions: Despite the overall decline in trachoma in the Gambia, patients
with both minor and major trichiasis remain at risk of developing corneal
opacity. Active trachomatous inflammation and additional infection with ... Cited by 33 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
H Zhang, RP Kandel, B Sharma, D Dean - Archives of Ophthalmology, 2004 - Am Med Assoc Methods We conducted a prospective case-control cohort study in Nepal that
included patients with TT who were undergoing bilamellar tarsal-rotation surgery
and control subjects who have scarring but no TT. Conjunctivae were graded ... Cited by 24 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►nih.gov - Free from Publisher MJ Burton, RJC Bowman, H Faal, EAN Aryee, … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2005 - bjo.bmj.com Results: In total, 141/162 people were re-examined. Recurrent trichiasis was
found in 89/214 (41.6%) operated eyes and 52 (24.3%) eyes had five or more
lashes touching the globe. Corneal opacification improved in 36 of 78 ... Cited by 16 - Related articles - All 10 versions
R Khandekar, AJ Mohammed, P Courtright - Neuro-Ophthalmology, 2001 - informahealthcare.com Acknowledgments: This study was supported by the World Health Organization, the
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, the Ministry of Health (Sultanate of Oman), and
the BC Centre for Epidemiologic and International Ophthalmology, to whom ... Cited by 42 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
RJC Bowman, B Jatta, B Cham, RL Bailey, H … - Ophthalmology, 2001 - Elsevier The sight-threatening complications of trachoma are trichiasis and corneal
opacity, and these remain the world's most common cause of preventable
blindness. The aim of the study was to investigate the rate of progression ... Cited by 24 - Related articles - All 9 versions
RJ Bowman, B Jatta, H Faal, R Bailey, A … - Eye (London, England), 2000 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov BACKGROUND: Surgery is an important component of the SAFE strategy which has
been shown to improve visual acuity. There are limited data on long-term
surgical success and patient perceptions and satisfaction. A sample of ... Cited by 24 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►iovs.org ES West, H Mkocha, B Munoz, D Mabey, A … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2005 - ARVO RESULTS. Of the surgical eyes, 28% had recurrence; 40% of patients had
recurrence in one or both eyes. Rates did not vary by time since surgery.
Eye-level recurrence rates varied significantly across districts, ranging ... Cited by 18 - Related articles - All 3 versions
- ►oxfordjournals.org [PDF] B Munoz, L Bobo, H Mkocha, M Lynch, YH … - International journal of epidemiology, 1999 - IEA Blindness from trachoma is a significant problem for many countries of Africa
and Asia. 1 Caused by repeated infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, trachoma is
hyperendemic in many of the disadvantaged communities of these countries. ... Cited by 33 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►iovs.org RJC Bowman, H Faal, B Jatta, M Myatt, A … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2002 - ARVO 1 From the International Centre for Eye Health, London, United Kingdom; the 2
National Eye Care Program of The Gambia, Banjul, The Gambia; the 3 Department of
Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical ... Cited by 21 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
W Alemayehu, M Melese, A Bejiga, A Worku, … - Ophthalmology, 2004 - Elsevier Trachomatous trichiasis patients in 3 woredas (districts) in central Ethiopia
were enrolled. Trichiasis severity was graded. Patients were randomly assigned
to surgery by 2 ophthalmologists and 2 IECWs. On the seventh day ... Cited by 25 - Related articles - All 10 versions
