Trachomatous trichiasis, a potentially blinding condition where inward-turned eyelashes scratch the front of the eye, can successfully be treated by either of the two most common types of eyelid ...

ast month, Pakistan eliminated the eye disease trachoma as a public health problem. This achievement means around 3.7 million ...

Rates of cataract and trachomatous trichiasis are higher among women, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. d) US$14.3 billion is needed to address the backlog of 1 billion people ...

To meet the WHO definition of trachoma elimination, the incidence of trachoma trichiasis, a condition caused by eyelashes ...

This is a painful condition known as trachomatous trichiasis – if left untreated, it can result in visual impairment and blindness. Though trachoma is preventable, blindness from trachoma is ...

In 2023, according to WHO, 13,746 people received surgical treatment for advanced trachoma – known as trachomatous trichiasis – and 32.9 people were treated with antibiotics. Community-wide ...

India also adopted the WHO-recommended SAFE strategy -- surgery for trichiasis, antibiotics to clear infection, and facial cleanliness and environmental improvement to reduce transmission.

The SAFE acronym stands for surgery to correct trichiasis (misdirected eyelashes), antibiotics to treat and control the infection, facial cleanliness to reduce transmission, and environmental ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — A research team has been investigating the question of how we perceive a stable environment despite constant eye movements. The result: rapid and smooth eye movements are based on ...

Objective: To evaluate the indications and outcomes of sutureless amniotic membrane transplant (AMT; ProKera) in the management of ocular surface disorders. Methods: Chart review of patients who ...

Figure 2 provides a birds-eye view of the current and future trends in the management of severe OSD. Current management may not completely restore the functions and structure of the ocular surface ...

New Delhi: India was on Tuesday felicitated by the World Health Organisation for the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem, making it the third country in the region after Nepal and ...