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Trachomatous trichiasis, a potentially blinding condition where inward-turned eyelashes scratch the front of the eye, can successfully be treated by either of the two most common types of eyelid ...

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December 15, 2011 — Oral azithromycin edged out topical tetracycline in a study on antibiotic therapy after surgery for trichiasis published online December 12 in the Archives of Ophthalmology. The ...

Trachomatous trichiasis, a potentially blinding condition where inward-turned eyelashes scratch the front of the eye, can successfully be treated by either of the two most common types of eyelid ...

(HealthDay News) – A single dose of oral azithromycin is better than, but not significantly superior to, topical tetracycline for protection against recurrence of trichiasis for up to three years post ...

Trachomatous trichiasis (TT, inturning of the eyelashes to touch the eye following longterm infection with Chlamydia trachomatis) affects over seven million people world-wide. Corrective eyelid ...

December 14, 2011 — Mild trachomatous trichiasis can be treated with self-epilation when surgery is not available, according to a study published online December 13 in Public Library of Science ...

Experimental evidence implicates interferon gamma (IFNγ) in protection from and resolution of chlamydial infection. Conversely, interleukin 10 (IL10) is associated with susceptibility and persistence ...

On a normal eyelid (left), eyelashes are turned outward away from the cornea. Eyelids affected by trichiasis (center) have eyelashes touching the eye. Surgery for eyelids affected by trichiasis (right ...