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Trachoma Mapping in Gombe State, Nigeria: Results of 11 Local Government Area Surveys. [PDF]

, 2016
PURPOSE: To determine the need or otherwise for establishment of a trachoma elimination program in Gombe State, Nigeria, by estimating the population-based prevalence of trachoma in each Local Government Area (LGA) of Gombe. METHODS: Using a multi-stage,
Adamu, Mohammed Dantani, Alada, Joel, Chu, Brian K, Flueckiger, Rebecca Mann, Isiyaku, Sunday, Mohammed, Danjuma, Mpyet, Caleb, Muazu, Habila, Muhammad, Nasiru, Olamiju, Fracisca, Olobio, Nicholas, Onyebuchi, Uwazoeke, Pavluck, Alexandre, Solomon, Anthony W, Umar, Murtala Muhammad, William, Adamani, Willis, Rebecca   +16 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
doaj   +1 more source

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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Completion of Baseline Trachoma Mapping in Malawi: Results of Eight Population-Based Prevalence Surveys Conducted with the Global Trachoma Mapping Project. [PDF]

, 2016
PURPOSE: Following a first phase of trachoma mapping in Malawi with the Global Trachoma Mapping Project, we identified and mapped trachoma districts previously suspected to be non-endemic, although adjacent to districts with estimated trachoma ...
Chinyanya, David, Chisambi, Alvin, Flueckiger, Rebecca M, Kalua, Khumbo, Kamwendo, Zachariah, Masika, Michael, Pavluck, Alexandre L, Solomon, Anthony W, Willis, Rebecca   +8 more
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Rapid assessment for prioritisation of trachoma control at community level in one district of the Kaolack Region, Senegal.

, 2005
The objective of this study was to use a modified Lot Quality Assurance Sampling methodology to classify communities according to prevalence of active trachoma and to estimate the prevalence of trachoma and trichiasis in Nioro department, Kaolack Region,
Bailey, Robin, Dineen, Brendan, Faye, Marcel, Kuper, Hannah   +3 more
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THE TREATMENT OF TRICHIASIS AND ENTROPION. [PDF]

The Lancet, 1892
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Mapping Trachoma in Kaduna State, Nigeria: Results of 23 Local Government Area-Level, Population-Based Prevalence Surveys. [PDF]

, 2016
INTRODUCTION: To prepare for global elimination of trachoma by 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends mapping of trachoma at district-level to enable planning of elimination activities in affected populations.
Adamu, Mohammed Dantani, Alhassan, Abdullahi, Chu, Brian K, Flueckiger, Rebecca M, Gordon, Bruce A, Goyol, Musa, Isiyaku, Sunday, Mpyet, Caleb, Muazu, Habila, Muhammad, Nasiru, Olobio, Nicholas, Onyebuchi, Uwaezuoke, Pavluck, Alexandre L, Solomon, Anthony W, Umar, Murtala Muhammad, William, Adamani, Willis, Rebecca   +16 more
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Global Perspectives on Kava: A Narrative Systematic Review of the Health Effects, Economic and Social Impacts and Policy Considerations

Drug and Alcohol Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Kava is a plant‐based drug central to many Pacific Island cultures, yet its physiological and psychological effects remain contested and poorly understood. Additionally, the broader social, economic, and policy consequences of kava trade and consumption are unclear.
George Economidis, Michelle Lynch, Sophia Taylor, Winifred Asare‐Doku, Georgina Macpherson, Louisa Degenhardt, Michael Farrell, Thomas Santo Jr   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epilation for minor trachomatous trichiasis: four-year results of a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Trachomatous trichiasis (TT) needs to be managed to reduce the risk of vision loss. The long-term impact of epilation (a common traditional practice of repeated plucking of lashes touching the eye) in preventing visual impairment and corneal ...
Burton, Matthew J, Callahan, Kelly, Emerson, Paul M, Gebre, Teshome, Gilbert, Clare E, Guadie, Birhan, Habtamu, Esmael, Kello, Amir Bedri, Khaw, Peng T, Mabey, David CW, Rajak, Saul N, Tadesse, Zerihun, Weiss, Helen A, Wondie, Tariku, Zerihun, Mulat   +14 more
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Evaluation of photoactivated chromophore for keratitis–corneal cross‐linking (PACK‐CXL) in feline infectious keratitis—patient demographics, treatment protocols, risk factors, and treatment outcome: a retrospective study

Veterinary Ophthalmology, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 330-340, March 2025.
Abstract Objectives To describe patient demographics and treatment protocols in a population of feline patients undergoing photoactivated chromophore for keratitis–corneal cross‐linking (PACK–CXL) as an adjunctive treatment for infectious keratitis.
Angelie K. Shukla, Malwina E. Kowalska, Kevin Arteaga, Manuela Crasta, Christopher Dixon, Frank Famose, Sonja Hartnack, Simon Anton Pot   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source