HR Wright, JE Keeffe, HR Taylor - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2006 - bjo.bmj.com The past decade has seen a major reduction in the burden of infectious
blindness, of which trachoma is the leading cause. Repeated infection with the
obligate intracellular bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis results in the ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►v2020la.org [PDF] H Kuper, R Wormald - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com Azithromycin is costly, but, thanks to Pfizer's generous donation of the drug,
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
G Nagpal, U Dhaliwal, MS Bhatia - Ophthalmic epidemiology, 2006 - informahealthcare.com Purpose: To determine the barriers to therapeutic intervention in patients with
trachomatous trichiasis or entropion. Methods: Prospective study over one year
in 60 patients with trachomatous trichiasis or entropion presenting to a ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
I Cochereau, P Goldschmidt, A Goepogui, T … - British Medical Journal, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com Methods: Randomised, controlled, double-masked, double-dummy, non-inferiority
explanatory study including 670 children from Guinea Conakry and Pakistan if:
1–10 years old; active trachoma (TF+TI0 or TF+TI+ on simplified World ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►proyectovision.org [PDF] MM Mesfin, J de la Camera, IG Tareke, G … - Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 2006 - informahealthcare.com Aim: Trachoma is a public health problem in Ethiopia accounting for 35–50% of
cases of blindness. This study aims to determine the prevalence of trachoma in
Tigray and to evaluate whether common risk factors are also risk factors in ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
A Abdou, B Nassirou, B Kadri, F Moussa, BE … - British Medical Journal, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com Results: The prevalence of trachoma was 43% (95% confidence interval (CI) 39% to
47%) and of infection was 21% (95% CI 18% to 24%). Children aged 3–5 years had
a stronger association of clinical signs with infection, compared with ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
U Dhaliwal, G Nagpal, MS Bhatia - Ophthalmic epidemiology, 2006 - informahealthcare.com Purpose: To determine the health-related quality of life in patients with
trachomatous trichiasis or entropion, before and after intervention. Methods: A
prospective, case-control, interventional study. Health-related quality of ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
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,
modified, Asian-specialised procedure to simultaneously treat trichiasis ... Related articles - All 2 versions
AA Mathew, A Turner, HR Taylor - Drugs, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com Abstract Trachoma is a significant public health problem that is endemic in 57
coun- tries, affecting 40.6 million people and contributing to 4% of the global
bur- den of blindness. Repeated episodes of infection from Chlamydia ... Related articles - All 2 versions
V Schiedler, RC Bhatta, Y Miao, M Bird, H … - Neuro-Ophthalmology, 2003 - informahealthcare.com Correspondence and reprint requests to: Prof. Thomas Lietman, MD Dept.
Ophthalmol. & FI Proctor Found. Univ. Calif., San Francisco San Francisco, CA
94143-0944 USA Tel.: +1-(415)-502-2662 Fax: +1-(415)-476-0527 E-mail: ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
