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Marginal Entropion: A Frequently Overlooked Eyelid Malposition

Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2015
Objectives: To evaluate the clinical findings and outcomes of surgical treatment in patients with marginal entropion. Materials and Methods: Patients with impairment of the natural square-shaped eyelid margin morphology, anterior migration of ...
Mustafa Erdoğan, Şeyda Karadeniz Uğurlu   +1 more
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Contribution of Sex-linked Biology and Gender Roles to Disparities with Trachoma

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
Globally, trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness. Survey data consistently show that trachoma-related blindness is two to four times higher in women than men.
Paul Courtright, Sheila K West
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Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Associated Factors Towards Trachoma Among People Living in Arba Minch Zuria District, Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2021
Chuchu Churko,1 Mekuria Asnakew Asfaw,1 Zerihun Zerdo2 1Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Southern Nation Nationality of People Region, Ethiopia; 2Department of Medical Laboratory ...
Churko C, Asfaw MA, Zerdo Z
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Absorbable versus silk sutures for surgical treatment of trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled trial.

PLoS Medicine, 2011
BackgroundTrachoma causes blindness through an anatomical abnormality called trichiasis (lashes touching the eye). Trichiasis can recur after corrective surgery.
Saul N Rajak, Esmael Habtamu, Helen A Weiss, Amir Bedri Kello, Teshome Gebre, Asrat Genet, Robin L Bailey, David C W Mabey, Peng T Khaw, Clare E Gilbert, Paul M Emerson, Matthew J Burton   +11 more
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A practical approach to trichiasis, a rare cause of painful red eye, in the emergency department: A case report

JEM Reports, 2023
Background: Red-eye, one of the most frequent eye visits to the emergency department, is one of the most common indications that something in the eye is not going well.
Murat Duyan, Nafis Vural, Ali Saridas, Buse Seymen   +3 more
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Impact of trichiasis surgery on daily living: A longitudinal study in Ethiopia [version 2; referees: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research, 2017
Background: Trachomatous trichiasis (TT) may lead to disability, impeding productive activities, resulting in loss of income. This study was conducted to determine if trichiasis surgery improves participation in productive and leisure activities, and ...
Esmael Habtamu, Tariku Wondie, Sintayehu Aweke, Zerihun Tadesse, Mulat Zerihun, Berhanu Melak, Bizuayehu Gashaw, Kelly Callahan, Paul M. Emerson, Robin L. Bailey, David C.W. Mabey, Saul N. Rajak, Hannah Kuper, Sarah Polack, David Macleod, Helen A. Weiss, Matthew J. Burton   +16 more
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Stades method for surgical correction of upper eyelid trichiasis-entropion: results and follow-up in 21 cases Método de Stades para a correção da triquíase-entrópio da pálpebra superior: resultados e acompanhamento de 21 casos

Ciência Rural, 2000
Trichiasis is a condition in which lhe cuia and facial hairs grow toward lhe córnea or the conjunctiva. The hairs arising from normal sites are pointed aí an abnormal direction.
José Luiz Laus, Felipe António Mendes Vicenti, Aline Adriana Bolzan, Paula Diniz Galera, Rodrigo Cezar Sanches   +4 more
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Coronofrontal rhytidectomy: A new approach for the treatment of severe pseudoptosis and superior entropion in dogs

Veterinary Ophthalmology, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 403-412, March 2025.
Abstract Purpose To describe the use of coronofrontal rhytidectomy (CFR) for the treatment of severe pseudoptosis and superior entropion in dogs, and to provide guidelines for the selection of surgical technique depending on presentation. Methods A review of medical records of dogs that underwent rhytidectomy from 2002 to 2023 was carried out ...
Rita Vilao Cardoso, Marta Leiva, Cristina Seruca, Rodrigo P. Lacerda, Fernando Laguna, M. Teresa Peña   +5 more
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Lateral Tarsorrhaphy and Fixation on the Orbital Ligament to Correct Macroblepharon in Dogs: 77 Palpebral Fissures

Veterinary Ophthalmology, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 448-456, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Purpose To describe a surgical method for correcting lower lid entropion, lateral canthal entropion, and macroblepharon. Methods Lid margins were incised at a 45° angle, and lateral lid margins and a rhomboid shaped piece of skin were resected based on the degree of macroblepharon.
Maximilian Werner‐Tutschku, Barbara Nell   +1 more
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What will happen if we do nothing to control trachoma: health expectancies for blinding trachoma in southern Sudan.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2009
BackgroundUncontrolled trachoma is a leading cause of blindness. Current global trachoma burden summary measures are presented as disability adjusted life years but have limitations due to inconsistent methods and inadequate population-based data on ...
Jeremiah M Ngondi, Fiona E Matthews, Mark H Reacher, Jonathan King, Carol Brayne, Hebe Gouda, Paul M Emerson   +6 more
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