Impact of Trichiasis Surgery on Quality of Life: A Longitudinal Study in Ethiopia.

• Main Authors: Esmael Habtamu (Author), Tariku Wondie (Author), Sintayehu Aweke (Author), Zerihun Tadesse (Author), Mulat Zerihun (Author), Aderajew Mohammed (Author), Zebideru Zewudie (Author), Kelly Callahan (Author), Paul M Emerson (Author), Robin L Bailey (Author), David C W Mabey (Author), Saul N Rajak (Author), Hannah Kuper (Author), Sarah Polack (Author), Helen A Weiss (Author), Matthew J Burton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Trachomatous trichiasis significantly reduces vision and health related quality of life (QoL). Although trichiasis surgery is widely performed to treat trichiasis, there is little data on the effect of surgery on QoL. We measured the impact of trichiasis surgery on vision and health relat...