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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Trichiasis"”.
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Evaluation of trichiasis surgeons' performance in selected trachoma endemic African countries
… blindness requires addressing not only issues of trichiasis surgery availability and accessibility, but also quality. To improve surgeon performance, programmes undertake surgeon audits to identify surgeons needing re-training, reasons for poor outcomes, and actions to optimise surgical outcomes. …
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Post-operative Trachomatous Trichiasis in Africa: a systematic review and online survey
Background High incidence of post-operative trichiasis and other poor outcomes after surgery in most trachoma-endemic settings poses a major challenge to global elimination of trachoma. This systematic review aimed to assess the incidence of post-operative trichiasis and other poor outcomes of …
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Prevalence of trachoma and risk factors for disease in Benue State, Nigeria
… million people are suffering from trachomatous trichiasis (TT) and are at risk of developing blindness. According to WHO 2007 reports, globally about 84 million people suffer from active trachoma while an estimated 299 million people still live in trachoma endemic districts. In order to …
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Global burden of trichiasis in women as compared to men: Findings from the Global Trachoma Mapping Project
… dissertation examines the global prevalence of trichiasis in relation to gender in trachoma endemic countries. Part A is the research protocol which outlines the background and the process of this research. This study is a population-based analytical study using data from the Global Trachoma …
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Relationship between the prevalence of trachomatous inflammation in children (age 1-9years) and the prevalence of trichiasis in adults (age 15years and above) at a presumed steady state
Background: Trachoma is the leading cause of infectious eye disease that leads to blindness. Continuous re-infection by the bacteria, Chlamydia trachomatis, leads to scarring of the cornea and subsequently to blindness. It is commonly found in the poorest and remotest part of Africa, Asia, Latin …