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Clinical &Experimental Ophthalmology, Volume 53, Issue 5, Page 457-469, July 2025.ABSTRACT Background In the last two decades, over 250 000 refugees and asylum seekers have arrived in Australia, many of whom experience significant health problems. Information about their eye health is scarce, particularly for those detained offshore. This is the first study to explore the eye health and services available to this population, helping
Marcel M. Nejatian +3 more
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Prevalence of Trachoma in Car-Nicobar Island, India after Three Annual Rounds of Mass Drug Administration with Azithromycin. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 A high proportion of active trachoma infection in children of Car-Nicobar Island was reported through the Trachoma Rapid Assessment survey conducted in year 2010 by the same researchers.
Sumit Malhotra +7 more
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Clinical &Experimental Ophthalmology, Volume 53, Issue 5, Page 470-492, July 2025.ABSTRACT Background To identify evidence on the use of topical CsA for ocular surface diseases (OSD). Methods A literature search was conducted following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta‐analyses (PRISMA) through June 2023 via Cochrane Central Registries, Clinical Trials Registry, Grey literature and citation searching ...
Ngozi C. Chidi‐Egboka +10 more
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Medical Education, Volume 59, Issue 7, Page 682-693, July 2025.Abstract Background Rural areas house nearly half the global population yet face a significant shortage of skilled health professionals, exacerbating health inequities. Short‐term rural immersion programs offer a cost‐effective approach to exposing health professional students to the unique challenges of rural healthcare. Transformative learning theory
Anett Nyaradi +2 more
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Food Frontiers, Volume 6, Issue 3, Page 1093-1128, May 2025.Jasminum bioactives improve food preservation by providing antimicrobial and antioxidant effects, especially when incorporated into active packaging, edible films, and nanoformulations that enhance stability and controlled release. They also offer many pharmacological benefits, including anti‐inflammatory, neuroprotective, and wound‐healing properties.
Antonio Rescigno +17 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013 Background and objectivesTrachoma is the most common cause of infectious blindness. Hot, dry climates, dust and water scarcity are thought to be associated with the distribution of trachoma but the evidence is unclear.
Anita Ramesh +4 more
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THE SURGERY OF TRACHOMA. [PDF]
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1898 Surgical procedures for the relief of trachoma are only indicated in the chronic stage of this disease, and especially for the relief of the complications and sequelae, the most common of which are pannus, ulcerative keratitis (chiefly in the form of multiple erosion ulcers), blepharophimosis with its accompanying lid friction, and mucopurulent ...
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Ivermectin as a promising therapeutic option for onchocerciasis‐associated epilepsy
Epilepsia Open, Volume 10, Issue 1, Page 361-367, February 2025.Abstract Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is a neglected tropical disease caused by the parasite Onchocerca volvulus. It can lead to blindness and visual impairment. Studies have also demonstrated a link between onchocerciasis and epilepsy, with there being a correlation between onchocerciasis endemicity and epilepsy prevalence ...
Mohammad Amin Manavi +4 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2009 BackgroundTrachoma has been endemic in The Gambia for decades. National trachoma control activities have been in place since the mid-1980's, but with no mass antibiotic treatment campaign.
Emma M Harding-Esch +10 more
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Effect of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions on active trachoma in North and South Wollo zones of Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Quasi-experimental study. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 Trachoma is chronic kerato conjunctivitis, which is caused by repeated infection with Chlamydia trachomatis bacterium. It is hyper endemic in many rural areas of Ethiopia.
Beselam Tadesse +3 more
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