Skip to main content
The British Journal of Ophthalmology logoLink to The British Journal of Ophthalmology
. 1996 Dec;80(12):1033–1034. doi: 10.1136/bjo.80.12.1033

Trachoma--new opportunities to tackle an old problem.

B Thylefors
PMCID: PMC505695  PMID: 9059262

Full text

PDF
1033

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. Bailey R. L., Arullendran P., Whittle H. C., Mabey D. C. Randomised controlled trial of single-dose azithromycin in treatment of trachoma. Lancet. 1993 Aug 21;342(8869):453–456. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)91591-9. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. Courtright P., Sheppard J., Lane S., Sadek A., Schachter J., Dawson C. R. Latrine ownership as a protective factor in inflammatory trachoma in Egypt. Br J Ophthalmol. 1991 Jun;75(6):322–325. doi: 10.1136/bjo.75.6.322. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  3. Reacher M. H., Taylor H. R. The management of trachomatous trichiasis. Rev Int Trach Pathol Ocul Trop Subtrop Sante Publique. 1990;67:233–262. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. Tabbara K. F., Abu-el-Asrar A., al-Omar O., Choudhury A. H., al-Faisal Z. Single-dose azithromycin in the treatment of trachoma. A randomized, controlled study. Ophthalmology. 1996 May;103(5):842–846. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(96)30605-2. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  5. Thylefors B., Dawson C. R., Jones B. R., West S. K., Taylor H. R. A simple system for the assessment of trachoma and its complications. Bull World Health Organ. 1987;65(4):477–483. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  6. Thylefors B. Development of trachoma control programs and the involvement of national resources. Rev Infect Dis. 1985 Nov-Dec;7(6):774–776. doi: 10.1093/clinids/7.6.774. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  7. Thylefors B., Négrel A. D., Pararajasegaram R., Dadzie K. Y. Global data on blindness. Bull World Health Organ. 1995;73(1):115–121. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  8. Thylefors B., Négrel A. D., Pararajasegaram R. La surveillance épidémiologique du trachome: bilan et perspective. Rev Int Trach Pathol Ocul Trop Subtrop Sante Publique. 1992;69:107–114. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  9. West S., Muñoz B., Lynch M., Kayongoya A., Chilangwa Z., Mmbaga B. B., Taylor H. R. Impact of face-washing on trachoma in Kongwa, Tanzania. Lancet. 1995 Jan 21;345(8943):155–158. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(95)90167-1. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from The British Journal of Ophthalmology are provided here courtesy of BMJ Publishing Group

RESOURCES