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"Planning eye health services in Varamin district, Iran: a cross-sectional study".

scientific article published on 3 April 2015

3D images as a field grader training tool for trachomatous trichiasis: A diagnostic accuracy study in Ethiopia

scientific article published on 24 January 2019

A coding polymorphism in matrix metalloproteinase 9 reduces risk of scarring sequelae of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection.

scientific article published on 27 April 2006

A randomised controlled trial of azithromycin following surgery for trachomatous trichiasis in the Gambia

scientific article

A smartphone based ophthalmoscope

scientific article

Absorbable versus silk sutures for surgical treatment of trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled trial

scientific article

Active trachoma is associated with increased conjunctival expression of IL17A and profibrotic cytokines

scientific article published on 12 September 2011

Age-specific prevalence of anti-Pgp3 antibodies and severe conjunctival scarring in the Solomon Islands

article published in 2017

Altered Patterns of Fungal Keratitis at a London Ophthalmic Referral Hospital: An Eight-Year Retrospective Observational Study

scientific article published on 07 June 2016

Antarctica eye study: a prospective study of the effects of overwintering on ocular parameters and visual function.

scientific article published on 25 June 2018

Antibiotic dosage in trachoma control programs: height as a surrogate for weight in children.

scientific article

Assessment and diagnosis: a rational approach

scientific article published on January 2016

Azithromycin for the treatment and control of trachoma

scientific article

Bacterial infection and trachoma in the gambia: a case control study

scientific article published on October 2007

Bacterial infection in scarring trachoma

scientific article

Behavioural comorbidity in Tanzanian children with epilepsy: a community-based case-control study

scientific article published on December 2011

Bilateral keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in Uganda

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Blinding Trachoma: Systematic Review of Rates and Risk Factors for Progressive Disease

scientific article

Cataract surgery in Southern Ethiopia: distribution, rates and determinants of service provision

scientific article

Cellular morphological changes detected by laser scanning in vivo confocal microscopy associated with clinical outcome in fungal keratitis.

scientific article published on 6 June 2019

Characterization of a descending system that enables crossed group II inhibitory reflex pathways in the cat spinal cord

scientific article published on 01 January 1996

Chlamydia trachomatis ompA variants in trachoma: what do they tell us?

scientific article

Chlamydial positivity of nasal discharge at baseline is associated with ocular chlamydial positivity 2 months following azithromycin treatment.

scientific article

Clearing the backlog: trichiasis surgeon retention and productivity in northern Ethiopia

scientific article

Clearing the trichiasis backlog: experiences in Amhara, Ethiopia

scientific article published on January 2015

Clinical Presentation of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in Kenya

scientific article published on 17 September 2015

Clinical Validation of a Smartphone-Based Adapter for Optic Disc Imaging in Kenya

scientific article

Clinical signs of trachoma are prevalent among Solomon Islanders who have no persistent markers of prior infection with Chlamydia trachomatis.

scientific article

Co-morbidity of epilepsy in Tanzanian children: a community-based case-control study

scientific article published on 29 November 2011

Comprehensive global genome dynamics of Chlamydia trachomatis show ancient diversification followed by contemporary mixing and recent lineage expansion

scientific article

Conjunctival MicroRNA expression in inflammatory trachomatous scarring

scientific article

Conjunctival Microbiome-Host Responses Are Associated With Impaired Epithelial Cell Health in Both Early and Late Stages of Trachoma

scientific article published on 21 August 2019

Conjunctival chlamydial 16S ribosomal RNA expression in trachoma: is chlamydial metabolic activity required for disease to develop?

scientific article published on 10 January 2006

Conjunctival expression of matrix metalloproteinase and proinflammatory cytokine genes after trichiasis surgery

scientific article

Conjunctival fibrosis and the innate barriers to Chlamydia trachomatis intracellular infection: a genome wide association study

scientific article

Conjunctival scarring in trachoma is associated with the HLA-C ligand of KIR and is exacerbated by heterozygosity at KIR2DL2/KIR2DL3.

scientific article

Conjunctival transcriptome in scarring trachoma

scientific article

Correction: Post-Operative Recurrent Trachomatous Trichiasis Is Associated with Increased Conjunctival Expression of S100A7 (Psoriasin)

Cytokine and fibrogenic gene expression in the conjunctivas of subjects from a Gambian community where trachoma is endemic

scientific article published on December 2004

Defining Ocular Surface Disease Activity and Damage Indices by an International Delphi Consultation

scientific article published on 24 September 2016

Delay Along the Care Seeking Journey of Patients with Microbial Keratitis in Uganda

scientific article published on 15 May 2019

Delay along the care-seeking journey of patients with ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Kenya

scientific article

Detecting possible glaucoma with only limited equipment: a crucial first step

scientific article published on January 2012

Development and Validation of a Smartphone-Based Visual Acuity Test (Peek Acuity) for Clinical Practice and Community-Based Fieldwork

scientific article

Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: from clinical care to health policy

scientific article published on 5 July 2017

Diabetic retinopathy in Tanzania: prevalence and risk factors at entry into a regional screening programme

scientific article published on 8 December 2015

Diabetic retinopathy screening: experiences from northern Tanzania

scientific article published on 2 December 2015

Diagnosing ocular surface squamous neoplasia in East Africa: case-control study of clinical and in vivo confocal microscopy assessment

scientific article published on 08 December 2013

Differential frequency of NKG2C/KLRC2 deletion in distinct African populations and susceptibility to Trachoma: a new method for imputation of KLRC2 genotypes from SNP genotyping data

scientific article

Distinguishing fungal and bacterial keratitis on clinical signs.

scientific article published on January 2015

Doxycycline prevents matrix remodeling and contraction by trichiasis-derived conjunctival fibroblasts

scientific article published on 12 July 2013

Effective refractive error coverage: an eye health indicator to measure progress towards universal health coverage

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Eliminating trichiasis: the next steps forward

scientific article

Enhanced antibiotic distribution strategies and the potential impact of facial cleanliness and environmental improvements for the sustained control of trachoma: a modelling study

scientific article

Epidemiology and control of trachoma: systematic review.

scientific article published on 04 April 2010

Epidemiology of Microbial Keratitis in Uganda: A Cohort Study

scientific article published on 12 December 2019

Epidemiology of ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Africa

scientific article published in December 2013

Epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical outcomes in severe microbial keratitis in South India.

scientific article

Epilation for minor trachomatous trichiasis: four-year results of a randomised controlled trial

scientific article

Epilation for trachomatous trichiasis and the risk of corneal opacification

scientific article published on 05 October 2011

Epilepsy in Tanzanian children: association with perinatal events and other risk factors

scientific article published on 6 February 2012

Estimating Need for Glasses and Hearing Aids in The Gambia: Results from a National Survey and Comparison of Clinical Impairment and Self-Report Assessment Approaches

scientific article published in 2021

Estimating household and community transmission of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis

scientific article

Estimating the Future Impact of a Multi-Pronged Intervention Strategy on Ocular Disease Sequelae Caused by Trachoma: A Modeling Study

scientific article published on December 2015

Evaluation of a Chlamydia trachomatis-specific, commercial, real-time PCR for use with ocular swabs

scientific article published on 20 February 2018

Eyescores: an open platform for secure electronic data and photographic evidence collection in ophthalmological field studies

scientific article published on 21 December 2012

Fibroblasts profiling in scarring trachoma identifies IL-6 as a functional component of a fibroblast-macrophage pro-fibrotic and pro-inflammatory feedback loop.

scientific article published on 20 June 2016

Glaucoma Features in an East African Population: A 6-Year Cohort Study of Older Adults in Nakuru, Kenya

scientific article published on 19 March 2018

Horizon Europe: towards a European agenda for global health research and innovation

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Human conjunctival transcriptome analysis reveals the prominence of innate defense in Chlamydia trachomatis infection

scientific article

Immunofibrogenic Gene Expression Patterns in Tanzanian Children with Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis Infection, Active Trachoma and Scarring: Baseline Results of a 4-Year Longitudinal Study

scientific article published on 15 September 2017

Immunohistochemical Analysis of Scarring Trachoma Indicates Infiltration by Natural Killer and Undefined CD45 Negative Cells

scientific article

Immunopathogenesis of Progressive Scarring Trachoma: Results of a 4-Year Longitudinal Study in Tanzanian Children

scientific article published on 23 March 2020

Impact of Trichiasis Surgery on Quality of Life: A Longitudinal Study in Ethiopia

scientific article

Impact of trichiasis surgery on daily living: A longitudinal study in Ethiopia.

scientific article published on 22 August 2017

In vivo confocal microscopy and histopathology of the conjunctiva in trachomatous scarring and normal tissue: a systematic comparison

scientific article published on 06 August 2013

In vivo confocal microscopy appearance of Fusarium and Aspergillus species in fungal keratitis

scientific article

In vivo confocal microscopy cellular features of host and organism in bacterial, fungal and Acanthamoeba keratitis.

scientific article published on 14 March 2018

In vivo confocal microscopy in scarring trachoma

scientific article published on 13 September 2011

In vivo confocal microscopy of trachoma in relation to normal tarsal conjunctiva.

scientific article published on 5 November 2010

Increased Epithelial Expression of CTGF and S100A7 with Elevated Subepithelial Expression of IL-1β in Trachomatous Trichiasis

scientific article

Innate immune responses and modified extracellular matrix regulation characterize bacterial infection and cellular/connective tissue changes in scarring trachoma.

scientific article published on 28 October 2011

Innate immunity in ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection: contribution of IL8 and CSF2 gene variants to risk of trachomatous scarring in Gambians

scientific article

Interventions for trachoma trichiasis

scientific article

Interventions for trachoma trichiasis

scientific article (publication date: 19 July 2006)

Interventions to promote access to eye care for non-Indigenous, non-dominant ethnic groups in high-income countries: a scoping review protocol

scientific article published on 03 June 2020

Inverse relationship between microRNA-155 and -184 expression with increasing conjunctival inflammation during ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection

scientific article published on 3 February 2016

Jejunal intussusception secondary to Peutz-Jeghers type hamartoma diagnosed on angiography

scientific article published on 01 July 1999

Long term outcome of trichiasis surgery in the Gambia

scientific article published on May 2005

Microbial keratitis in East Africa: why are the outcomes so poor?

scientific article published on August 2011

Mortality during 6 years of follow-up in relation to visual impairment and eye disease: results from a population-based cohort study of people aged 50 years and above in Nakuru, Kenya

scientific article published on 09 June 2019

New DVD supports trachoma surgery training

scientific article published on December 2011

Non-Chlamydial Bacterial Infection and Progression of Conjunctival Scarring in Trachoma.

scientific article published in May 2018

Ocular rhinosporidiosis mimicking conjunctival squamous papilloma in Kenya - a case report

scientific article

Oral doxycycline for the prevention of postoperative trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

scientific article published in May 2018

Pathogenesis of progressive scarring trachoma in Ethiopia and Tanzania and its implications for disease control: two cohort studies

scientific article published on 13 May 2015

Pathophysiology of ocular surface squamous neoplasia

scientific article published on 18 October 2014

Pathway-focused arrays reveal increased matrix metalloproteinase-7 (matrilysin) transcription in trachomatous trichiasis.

scientific article

Persistence of Innate Immune Pathways in Late Stage Human Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis: Results from a Comparative Transcriptome Analysis

scientific article

Plummeting lenses in the TB clinic

scientific article

Post-operative recurrent trachomatous trichiasis is associated with increased conjunctival expression of S100A7 (psoriasin).

scientific article

Posterior lamellar versus bilamellar tarsal rotation surgery for trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 13 January 2016

Posterior segment eye disease in sub-Saharan Africa: review of recent population-based studies

scientific article

Pre-operative trichiatic eyelash pattern predicts post-operative trachomatous trichiasis

scientific article published on 07 October 2019

Predictors of Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery Outcome.

scientific article published on 21 April 2017

Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Complications of Diabetes in the Kilimanjaro Region: A Population-Based Study from Tanzania

scientific article

Prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.

scientific article published on December 2009

Primary Eye Care in Eastern Nepal

scientific article published on 16 December 2019

Profound and sustained reduction in Chlamydia trachomatis in The Gambia: a five-year longitudinal study of trachoma endemic communities

scientific article

Progression of scarring trachoma in Tanzanian children: A four-year cohort study

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

Prospective Study of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the In Vivo Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope for Severe Microbial Keratitis.

scientific article

Quality assurance in trichiasis surgery: a methodology

scientific article published on 29 September 2010

Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness for health service planning

scientific article published on 10 September 2018

Rationale and feasibility of a combined rapid assessment of avoidable blindness and hearing loss protocol

scientific article published on 13 February 2020

Re-emergence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection after mass antibiotic treatment of a trachoma-endemic Gambian community: a longitudinal study

scientific article published on April 2005

Reduced-cost Chlamydia trachomatis-specific multiplex real-time PCR diagnostic assay evaluated for ocular swabs and use by trachoma research programmes.

scientific article published on 06 May 2017

Reference values for body composition and associations with blood pressure in Kenyan adults aged ≥50 years old

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Responses of the putative trachoma vector, Musca sorbens, to volatile semiochemicals from human faeces

scientific article published on 03 March 2020

Retinopathy in Gambian children admitted to hospital with malaria

scientific article published in October 2004

Risk Factors of Microbial Keratitis in Uganda: A Case Control Study

scientific article published on 22 October 2019

Risk factors for ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Kenya: a case-control study

scientific article published on 7 October 2016

Risk of trachomatous scarring and trichiasis in Gambians varies with SNP haplotypes at the interferon-gamma and interleukin-10 loci.

scientific article published on June 2005

Selective hypertrophy of the cauda equina nerve roots

scientific article published on 01 March 2002

Severity of Visual Field Loss at First Presentation to Glaucoma Clinics in England and Tanzania

scientific article published on 13 September 2019

Six-Year Incidence and Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Kenya: Nakuru Eye Disease Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 11 May 2017

Six-Year Incidence of Blindness and Visual Impairment in Kenya: The Nakuru Eye Disease Cohort Study. ⬇️

scientific article

Smartphone-Guided Algorithms for Use by Community Volunteers to Screen and Refer People With Eye Problems in Trans Nzoia County, Kenya: Development and Validation Study

scientific article published on 19 June 2020

Smartphone-based screening for visual impairment in Kenyan school children: a cluster randomised controlled trial

scientific article published in August 2018

Strategies for control of trachoma: observational study with quantitative PCR.

scientific article published on July 2003

Surgery versus epilation for the treatment of minor trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled noninferiority trial

scientific article

Survey of ophthalmologists-in-training in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa: A regional focus on ophthalmic surgical education

scientific article published on 27 November 2019

Targeted Treatment of Active TrachomaTargeted Treatment of Active Trachoma

scientific article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association

Targeting antibiotics to households for trachoma control

scientific article

The Arclight Ophthalmoscope: A Reliable Low-Cost Alternative to the Standard Direct Ophthalmoscope

scientific article published on 17 September 2015

The Impact of Trachomatous Trichiasis on Quality of Life: A Case Control Study

scientific article

The Nakuru eye disease cohort study: methodology & rationale

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The Relationship between Active Trachoma and Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis Infection before and after Mass Antibiotic Treatment

scientific article

The SAFE strategy for trachoma control: Using operational research for policy, planning and implementation

scientific article published on August 2006

The clinical phenotype of trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia: not all trichiasis is due to entropion

scientific article published on 10 October 2011

The conjunctival microbiome in health and trachomatous disease: a case control study

scientific article

The development of an age-structured model for trachoma transmission dynamics, pathogenesis and control

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The global burden of trachoma: a review

scientific article

The impact of glaucoma on quality of life in Ethiopia: a case-control study

scientific article published on 13 December 2017

The incidence of diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy in a population-based cohort study of people age 50 years and over in Nakuru, Kenya

scientific article

The long-term natural history of trachomatous trichiasis in the Gambia

scientific article published on March 2006

The management of microbial keratitis within Uganda's primary health system: a situational analysis

scientific article published on 24 September 2019

The next step: detailed assessment of an adult glaucoma patient.

scientific article published on January 2012

The outcome of trachomatous trichiasis surgery in Ethiopia: risk factors for recurrence

scientific article

The prevalence of cataract in two villages of Northern Pakistan with different levels of ultraviolet radiation

scholarly article by Matthew Burton et al published January 1997 in Eye

Toluidine Blue 0.05% Vital Staining for the Diagnosis of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in Kenya

scientific article published on 17 September 2015

Topical fluorouracil after surgery for ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Kenya: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

scientific article published on June 2016

Towards a safe and effective chlamydial vaccine: lessons from the eye

scientific article published on March 2014

Towards an odour-baited trap to control Musca sorbens, the putative vector of trachoma

scientific article published on 09 July 2021

Trachoma

scientific article published on 17 July 2014

Trachoma and Relative Poverty: A Case-Control Study

scientific article

Trachoma: an overview

scientific article published on January 2007

Trachoma: protective and pathogenic ocular immune responses to Chlamydia trachomatis

scientific article

Trachomatous trichiasis and its management in endemic countries

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Traditional eye medicine use in microbial keratitis in Uganda: a mixed methods study

scientific article published on 04 October 2019

Trichiasis surgery in The Gambia: a 4-year prospective study

scientific article

Using a nonparametric multilevel latent Markov model to evaluate diagnostics for trachoma

scientific article published on April 2013

Viability PCR shows that non-ocular surfaces could contribute to transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in trachoma

scientific article published on 15 July 2020

What are the priorities for improving cataract surgical outcomes in Africa? Results of a Delphi exercise.

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What is causing active trachoma? The role of nonchlamydial bacterial pathogens in a low prevalence setting

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What's new in azithromyin?

scientific article

What's new in trichiasis surgery?

scientific article published on December 2004

When can antibiotic treatments for trachoma be discontinued? Graduating communities in three African countries

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Which members of a community need antibiotics to control trachoma? Conjunctival Chlamydia trachomatis infection load in Gambian villages

scientific article published on October 2003

Why do people not attend for treatment for trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia? A study of barriers to surgery

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miRNAs that associate with conjunctival inflammation and ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection do not predict progressive disease

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