Background Trachoma is the world's leading cause of infectious blindness. The World
Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed the SAFE strategy in order to eliminate blindness …

We review what is known in each country of the Latin American region with regards to
blindness and visual impairment and make some comparisons to Hispanic populations in …

Trachoma is the commonest infectious cause of blindness. Recurrent episodes of infection
with serovars A–C of Chlamydia trachomatis cause conjunctival inflammation in children …

Trachoma is an ocular disease caused by repeated infection with Chlamydia trachomatis. It
is the leading cause of infectious blindness globally, responsible for 5· 9 million cases of …

Community control of trachoma as a blinding disease is based on the SAFE strategy of
Surgery, Antibiotic therapy, Facial cleanliness and Environmental improvement. Surgery and …

Aim: To summarise available data on the prevalence and causes of visual impairment and
blindness in the Americas and the Caribbean. Methods: The published literature was …

Objectives Prior to commencing a campaign to eliminate blinding trachoma in Mali, a
national disease prevalence survey was conducted from March 1996 to June 1997. The …

It is widely accepted that women carry an increased burden of trachomatous trichiasis
compared with men, but there is no systematic review of the available prevalence surveys in …

A review of the available evidence for the associations between environmental sanitation
and transmission of trachoma was undertaken with a view to identifying preventive …

Objective To estimate the burden (disability-adjusted life years) and economic impact
(potential productivity loss) associated with trachomatous visual loss. Data National survey …