نتایج جستجو برای: trichiasis

تعداد نتایج: 434  

Journal: :PLoS Medicine 2006
Jeremiah Ngondi Francis Ole-Sempele Alice Onsarigo Ibrahim Matende Samson Baba Mark Reacher Fiona Matthews Carol Brayne Paul Emerson

BACKGROUND Trachoma is a leading cause of preventable blindness. Reports from eye surgery camps and anecdotal data indicated that blinding trachoma is a serious cause of visual impairment in Mankien payam (district) of southern Sudan. We conducted this study to estimate the prevalence of trachoma, estimate targets for interventions, and establish a baseline for monitoring and evaluation. METH...

Journal: :Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2008
Jeremiah Ngondi Teshome Gebre Estifanos B Shargie Patricia M Graves Yeshewamebrat Ejigsemahu Tesfaye Teferi Asrat Genet Aryc W Mosher Tekola Endeshaw Mulat Zerihun Ayenew Messele Frank O Richards Paul M Emerson

Identification of risk factors is essential for planning and implementing effective trachoma control programmes. We aimed to investigate risk factors for active trachoma and trichiasis in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. A survey was undertaken and eligible participants (children aged 1-9 years and adults aged 15 years and above) examined for trachoma. Risk factors were assessed through intervi...

Journal: :Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2012
Vicky Cevallos John P Whitcher Muluken Melese Wondu Alemayehu Elizabeth Yi Jaya D Chidambaram Scott Lee Harsha Reddy Bruce D Gaynor Thomas M Lietman Jeremy D Keenan

PURPOSE Conjunctival infection with non-chlamydial bacteria may play an important role in the progression of trachoma, especially with regard to the development of corneal opacity and blindness. To further characterize the microbiological profile of bacterial conjunctival infections in cicatricial trachoma, a conjunctival swabbing of adults in rural Ethiopia was performed. METHODS In a cross-...

2004
Paul Courtright Sheila K. West

Globally, trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness. Survey data consistently show that trachoma-related blindness is two to four times higher in women than men. Tracing the increased risk for trachoma and its consequences for women suggests that other factors besides biology may contribute. Understanding the reasons for the excess risk for and consequences of trachoma in girls and ...

2009
Paul M Emerson Lisa Rotondo

caused by the bacterium Chlamydia tracho-matis. Bacteria can spread via an infected person's hands or clothing and may be carried by flies that have come into contact with discharge from the eyes or nose of an infected person. Infants and children below school age are more likely to be infected. Since trachoma is transmitted through close personal contact, it often infects children in entire co...

Journal: :Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2010
Martin J Holland David Jeffries Michael Pattison Gerit Korr Alevtina Gall Hassan Joof Ahmed Manjang Matthew J Burton David C W Mabey Robin L Bailey

PURPOSE Several genes that are associated with protection from or susceptibility to trachomatous trichiasis (TT) have been identified through genetic association studies. Yet there have been few studies in which gene expression profiles were assessed in TT cases and disease-free controls. The purpose was to identify genes that are differentially expressed in the upper tarsal conjunctiva of subj...

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