Trachoma, the leading infectious cause of preventable blindness, is caused by ocular
infection Chlamydia trachomatis. Blindness due to trachoma is preventable through the …

Background Blinding trachoma, caused by ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, is
targeted for global elimination by 2020. Knowledge of risk factors can help target control …

Once the leading cause of blindness worldwide, trachoma now appears to be disappearing
in many developing countries. This is true even in areas without specific trachoma control …

As a contagious bacterial infection that affects the conjunctival covering of the eye, the
cornea and the eyelids, trachoma is controlled by an endorsed integrated strategy consisting …

Trachoma was once the leading cause of blindness, endemic in nearly every country of the
world. 1 As recently as the 1990s, trachoma still ranked second only to cataract as a cause …

Despite long-standing efforts to control it, trachoma remains the leading cause of
preventable blindness in the world. According to the most recent estimates, some 84 million …

Trachoma is an inflammatory, external eye disease caused by repeated ocular infection with
Chlamydia tracbomatis that results in progressive scarring of the conjunctiva and …

Trachoma remains the leading cause of preventable corneal blindness in developing
countries. The disease is contracted in early childhood by repeated infection of the ocular …

Trachoma is the outcome of ocular infection by Chlamydia trachomatis. The clinical
spectrum of the disease ranges from minor conjunctivitis, congestion and follicular …