Blinding Trachoma: Systematic Review of Rates and Risk Factors for Progressive Disease.

• Main Authors: Athumani M Ramadhani (Author), Tamsyn Derrick (Author), Martin J Holland (Author), Matthew J Burton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Sight loss from trachoma is the end result of a scarring disease process starting in early childhood and characterised by repeated episodes of conjunctival inflammation (active trachoma). Subsequently, the conjunctiva becomes scarred, causing the eyelashes to turn inwards and scratch the...