Purpose To review the studies on the etiology of trachoma and to honor Professor Tang
Feifan (Prof. FF Tang). He is the first scientist who was successful in isolating and cultivating …

“Dr. Feifan Tang (FF Tang) was indeed 'a friend to man'as our old English eighteenth-
century phrase has it; he loved the Chinese people and was a doughty fighter in the …

Trachoma is one of the oldest known human diseases. It was described in ancient Egyptian
and Chinese writings. The etiologic agent of trachoma was demonstrated in conjunctival …

The pathogenesis of trachoma is discussed including the conjunctival cytology, follicular
pathology and chlamydial toxin pathogenic action on human eyes. It is believed that the …

The authors' epidemiologic studies of trachoma on Taiwan and experimental monkey eye
infections with and without Chlamydia trachomatis immunization are reviewed for the data …

During December 1989 to December 1992, conjunctival specimens from 63 patients with
severe trachoma and 30 with acute follicular conjunctivitis at the eye clinic of Tong Ren …

This article is based on a series of investigations performed under the guidance of Prof.
Shinobu Ishihara and Prof. Takeo Tamiya at Tokyo University. A total of 105 human …

There is substantial indirect evidence which suggests that Chlamydia trachomatis can
generate inapparent, persistent infections in human. To confirm this directly, we examined …

Trachoma is one of the most widespread blinding eye diseases, which is harmful to human
visual health. The efforts to prevent and control trachoma in China can be divided into three …

The onset of trachoma which seems to be of small concern to the practicing ophthalmologist
is still an unsolved problem in spite of the great efforts devoted to it for over a half century …