- ►nih.gov - Free from Publisher MJ Burton, F Kinteh, O Jallow, A Sillah, M … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2005 - bjo.bmj.com Methods: Individuals with trachomatous trichiasis were examined and operated.
After surgery patients were randomised to the azithromycin or control group. The
azithromycin group and children in their household were given a dose of ... Cited by 21 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 12 versions
- ►v2020la.org [PDF] SK West, ES West, W Alemayehu, M Melese, B … - Archives of Ophthalmology, 2006 - Am Med Assoc You are seeing this message because your Web browser does not support basic Web
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- ►nih.gov H Zhang, RP Kandel, HK Atakari, D Dean - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2006 - bjo.bmj.com Results: TT recurrence was 28.9% at 12 months. Recurrence was significantly
lower for those with major TT at baseline in the azithromycin group at 12 months
(p = 0.03); incident recurrence was also significantly lower at 6 months ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 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
D Yorston, D Mabey, S Hatt, M Burton - Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov BACKGROUND: Trachoma is a leading cause of avoidable blindness. The World Health
Organization recommends eliminating trachoma blindness by the SAFE strategy
incorporating Surgery, Antibiotic treatment, Facial cleanliness and ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - All 4 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
- ►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
D Mabey, N Fraser-Hurt - Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), 2002 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov BACKGROUND: Trachoma is the world's leading cause of preventable blindness. In
1997 the World Health Organization launched an initiative on trachoma control
based on the 'SAFE' strategy (surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness and ... Cited by 33 - Related articles - All 7 versions
SK West, PM Emerson, H Mkocha, W Mchiwa, … - The Lancet, 2006 - Elsevier We did a single-blind, randomised clinical trial in 16 neighbourhoods (balozi)
in Kongwa, Tanzania. All children aged 1–7 years were enrolled, with 119
children in the eight balozi of the intervention group and 183 in the eight ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - All 7 versions
Y Adamu, W Alemayehu - Ethiopian medical journal, 2002 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov A randomized clinical trial study was conducted to compare the success rates of
two surgical methods: Bilamellar Tarsal Rotation (BTR) and Tarsotomy (Transverse
Tarsotomy and lid margin Rotation = TTR) for trachomatous trichiasis of the ... Cited by 18 - Related articles - BL Direct
