@article{discovery1335861,
            year = {2011},
           title = {Surgery versus epilation for the treatment of minor trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled noninferiority trial.},
         journal = {PLoS Medicine},
           month = {December},
          number = {12},
           pages = {--},
          volume = {8},
            note = {{\copyright} 2011 Rajak et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. PMCID: PMC3236738},
        keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Corneal Opacity, Ethiopia, Female, Hair Removal, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Trachoma, Trichiasis, Visual Acuity, Young Adult},
             url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001136},
            issn = {1549-1277},
          author = {Rajak, SN and Habtamu, E and Weiss, HA and Kello, AB and Gebre, T and Genet, A and Bailey, RL and Mabey, DC and Khaw, PT and Gilbert, CE and Emerson, PM and Burton, MJ},
        abstract = {Trachomatous trichiasis can cause corneal damage and visual impairment. WHO recommends surgery for all cases. However, in many regions surgical provision is inadequate and patients frequently decline. Self-epilation is common and was associated with comparable outcomes to surgery in nonrandomised studies for minor trichiasis ({\ensuremath{<}}six lashes touching eye). This trial investigated whether epilation is noninferior to surgery for managing minor trichiasis.}
}