Interventions for trachoma trichiasis
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Interventions for trachoma trichiasis
BACKGROUND Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends eliminating trachomatous blindness through the SAFE strategy: Surgery for trichiasis, Antibiotic treatment, Facial cleanliness and Environmental hygiene. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2003, and previously updated in 2006. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects...
متن کاملTrichiasis and disability in a trachoma-endemic area of Tanzania.
OBJECTIVE To measure limitations in the daily activities of village life associated with having trichiasis for individuals with and without visual acuity loss. METHODS Men and women 40 years and older in 6 randomly chosen rural villages in the Kongwa district of Tanzania had visual acuity measured and were examined by an ophthalmologist. Subjects indicated the degree of difficulty with daily ...
متن کاملAnatomical factors influencing development of trichiasis and entropion in trachoma.
There has been no published investigation into the reasons why some patients with severe trachomatous conjunctival scarring develop entropion and trichiasis while others do not. In a population of leprosy patients with severe trachomatous conjunctival scarring the authors found that lagophthalmos correlated with the absence of trichiasis and entropion. We suggest that orbicularis oculi muscle f...
متن کاملRisk factors for recurrence of postoperative trichiasis: implications for trachoma blindness prevention.
BACKGROUND Trachoma is the leading worldwide cause of preventable blindness. Surgery can alleviate trachomatous trichiasis (TT), the blinding sequelae of trachoma, but recurrence rates are high. OBJECTIVE To investigate risk factors for TT recurrence. METHODS We conducted a prospective case-control cohort study in Nepal that included patients with TT who were undergoing bilamellar tarsal-ro...
متن کاملResults of community-based eyelid surgery for trichiasis due to trachoma.
In many parts of Africa patients with upper-lid trichiasis due to trachoma have very limited access to ophthalmologists or hospital facilities. In order to reach these patients it is necessary for trained paramedical eye workers to operate on patients close to where they live. The results of trichiasis surgery performed by an ophthalmic nurse in Tanzania were evaluated. A total of 156 operation...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1465-1858
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd004008.pub3