Surgery Versus Epilation for the Treatment of Minor Trichiasis in Ethiopia: A Randomised Controlled Noninferiority Trial

BACKGROUND: 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 nonr...

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Autores principales: Rajak, Saul N., Habtamu, Esmael, Weiss, Helen A., Kello, Amir Bedri, Gebre, Teshome, Genet, Asrat, Bailey, Robin L., Mabey, David C. W., Khaw, Peng T., Gilbert, Clare E., Emerson, Paul M., Burton, Matthew J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3236738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22180731
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001136

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3236738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22180731
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001136

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