“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 …

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 …

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 …

MATERIALS AND METHODS TRIC strains. Four strains of trachoma agent, Gl
(TRIC//WAG/MRC-l/OT), T'ang (TRIC//China/Peking-2/OTf), TW 29 (TRIC//TAIWAN/NAMRU …

a handsome and generously illustrated volume about this ancient disease by Hugh Taylor,
Professor of Indigenous Eye Health at the University of Melbourne. The book covers the …

Sixty years ago, Prof. Feifan Tang and Xiaolou Zhang first discovered and isolated
Chlamydia trachomatis, a finding that clarified the cause of trachoma and marked the …

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 …

Trachoma, a major blinding disease affecting probably 500 million persons and causing
blindness in sevenmillion, results from infection with Chlamydia trachomatis [1]. It is without …

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

Trachoma is an ancient blinding eye disease. With improvements in hygiene and living
conditions and development of targeted strategies by the World Health Organization …