Rajak, SN;
Habtamu, E;
Weiss, HA;
Kello, AB;
Gebre, T;
Genet, A;
Bailey, RL;
... Burton, MJ; + view all
(2011)
Surgery versus epilation for the treatment of minor trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled noninferiority trial.
PLoS Medicine
, 8
(12)
, Article e1001136. 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001136.
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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 (<six lashes touching eye). This trial investigated whether epilation is noninferior to surgery for managing minor trichiasis.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Surgery versus epilation for the treatment of minor trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled noninferiority trial. |
| Location: | US |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001136 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001136 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 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 |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Institute of Ophthalmology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1335861 |
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