Effect of repeated epilation for minor trachomatous trichiasis on lash burden, phenotype and surgical management willingness: A cohort study.

• Main Authors: Esmael Habtamu (Author), Tariku Wondie (Author), Wubshet Gobezie (Author), Zerihun Tadesse (Author), Bizuayehu Gashaw (Author), Abebaw Gebeyehu (Author), Chrissy H Roberts (Author), E Kelly Callahan (Author), David Macleod (Author), Matthew J Burton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>WHO endorsed the use of epilation as an alternative treatment to surgery for the management of both minor unoperated TT (UTT) and postoperative TT (PTT). However, some trachoma control programmes hesitated to implement epilation citing concerns that it would hamper TT...