Optimizing Trichiasis Case Finding to Attain the Elimination of Trachoma as a Public Health Problem

Autor: Joy Shu’aibu, Grace Ajege, Caleb Mpyet, Michael Dejene, Sunday Isiyaku, Abubakar Tafida, Michaela Kelly, Innocent Emereuwa, Paul Courtright

Publikováno v: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 9, Iss 7, p 157 (2024)

Background: As national trachoma programmes increase efforts to reduce the burden of trachomatous trichiasis (TT), TT case finding and referral are critical public health programme components. Our research aimed to explore the most effective and effi

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Impact of personal protective equipment on the clarity of vision among trachoma survey graders and trichiasis surgeons in the context of COVID-19

Autor: Michaela Kelly, Stephanie Palmer, Emma M Harding-Esch, Paul Courtright, Harran Mkocha, Donal Bisanzio, Nicholas Olobio, Jeremiah M Ngondi, Ehtisham Ul Hassan, Sue-Chen Apadinuwe, Michael Dejene, Philip Downs, Cristina Jimenez, George Kabona, Biruck Negash Kebede, Peter Kivumbi, Tom Millar, Aryc W Mosher, Caleb Mpyet, Wamyil-Mshelia Teyil

Publikováno v: BMJ Open Ophthalmology, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2023)

Background/aims The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the use of personal protective equipment for those involved in trachoma survey grading and trichiasis surgery. We sought to determine which configuration of a face shield would be less likely to impa

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Grand Challenges in global eye health: a global prioritisation process using Delphi method

Autor: Jacqueline Ramke, PhD, Jennifer R Evans, PhD, Esmael Habtamu, PhD, Nyawira Mwangi, PhD, Juan Carlos Silva, MD, Bonnielin K Swenor, PhD, Nathan Congdon, ProfMD, Hannah B Faal, ProfFRCOphth, Allen Foster, ProfFRCOphth, David S Friedman, ProfPhD, Stephen Gichuhi, PhD, Jost B Jonas, ProfPhD, Peng T Khaw, ProfPhD, Fatima Kyari, PhD, Gudlavalleti V S Murthy, ProfMD, Ningli Wang, ProfPhD, Tien Y Wong, ProfMD, Richard Wormald, MSc, Mayinuer Yusufu, MTI, Hugh Taylor, FRANZCO, Serge Resnikoff, ProfPhD, Sheila K West, ProfPhD, Matthew J Burton, ProfPhD, Ada Aghaji, Adeyemi T Adewole, Adrienne Csutak, Ahmad Shah Salam, Ala Paduca, Alain M Bron, Alastair K Denniston, Alberto Lazo Legua, Aldiana Halim, Alemayehu Woldeyes Tefera, Alice Mwangi, Alicia J Jenkins, Amanda Davis, Amel Meddeb-Ouertani, Amina H Wali, Ana G Palis, Ana Bastos de Carvalho, Anagha Joshi, Andreas J Kreis, Andreas Mueller, Andrew Bastawrous, Andrew Cooper, Andrew F Smith, Andrzej Grzybowski, Anitha Arvind, Anne M Karanu, Anne O Orlina, Anthea Burnett, Aryati Yashadhana, Asela P Abeydeera, Aselia Abdurakhmanova, Ashik Mohamed, Ashish Bacchav, Ashlie Bernhisel, Aubrey Walton Webson, Augusto Azuara-Blanco, Ava Hossain, Bayazit Ilhan, Bella Assumpta Lucienne, Benoit Tousignant, Bindiganavale R Shamanna, Boateng Wiafe, Brigitte Mueller, Cagatay Caglar, Caleb Mpyet, Carl H Abraham, Carol Y Cheung, Cassandra L Thiel, Catherine L Jan, Chike Emedike, Chimgee Chuluunkhuu, Chinomso Chinyere, Christin Henein, Clare E Gilbert, Covadonga Bascaran, Cristina Elena Nitulescu, Daksha Patel, Damodar Bachani, Daniel Kiage, Daniel Etya'ale, David Dahdal, Dawn Woo Lawson, Denise Godin, Dennis G Nkanga, Dennis M Ondeyo, Donna O'Brien, Dorothy M Mutie, Ebtisam S K Alalawi, Eduardo Mayorga, Effendy Bin Hashim, Elham Ashrafi, Elizabeth Andrew Kishiki, Elizabeth Kurian, Fabrizio D'Esposito, Faith Masila, Fernando Yaacov Pena, Fortunat Büsch, Fotis Topouzis, Francesco Bandello, Funmilayo J Oyediji, Gabriele Thumann, Gamal Ezz Elarab, Gatera Fiston Kitema, Gerhard Schlenther, Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, Gillian M Cochrane, Guna Laganovska, Haroon R Awan, Harris M Ansari, Heiko Philippin, Helen Burn, Helen Dimaras, Helena P Filipe, Henrietta I Monye, Himal Kandel, Hoby Lalaina Randrianarisoa, Iain Jones, Ian E Murdoch, Ido Didi Fabian, Imran A Khan, Indra P Sharma, Islam Elbeih, Islay Mactaggart, J Carlos Pastor, Jan E E Keunen, Jane A Ohuma, Jason Pithuwa Nirwoth, Jaouad Hammou, Jayme R Vianna, Jean-eudes Biao, Jennifer M Burr, Jeremy D Keenan, Jess Blijkers, Joanna M Black, Joao Barbosa Breda, Joao M Furtado, John C Buchan, John G Lawrenson, John H Kempen, Joshua R Ehrlich, Judith Stern, Justine H Zhang, Kadircan H Keskinbora, Karin M Knoll, Karl Blanchet, Katrina L Schmid, Koichi Ono, Kolawole Ogundimu, Komi Balo, Kussome Paulin Somda, Kwame Yeboah, Kwesi N Amissah-Arthur, Leone Nasehi, Lene Øverland, Lingam Vijaya, Lisa Keay, Lisa M Hamm, Lizette Mowatt, Lloyd C M Harrison-Williams, Lucia Silva, Luigi Bilotto, Manfred Mörchen, Mansur Rabiu, Marcia Zondervan, Margarida Chagunda, Maria Teresa Sandinha, Mariano Yee Melgar, Marisela Salas Vargas, Mark D Daniell, Marzieh Katibeh, Matt Broom, Megan E Collins, Mehmet Numan Alp, Michael A Kwarteng, Michael Belkin, Michael Gichangi, Michelle Sylvanowicz, Min Wu, Miriam R Cano, Mohammad Shalaby, Mona Duggal, Moncef Khairallah, Muhammed Batur, Mukharram M Bikbov, Muralidhar Ramappa, Nagaraju Pamarathi, Naira Khachatryan, Nasiru Muhammad, Neil Kennedy, Neil Murray, Nicholas A V Beare, Nick Astbury, Nicole A Carnt, Nigel A St Rose, Nigel H Barker, Niranjan K Pehere, Nkechinyere J Uche, Noemi Lois, Oluwaseun O Awe, Oscar J Mujica, Oteri E Okolo, Padmaja Kumari Rani, Paisan Ruamviboonsuk, Papa Amadou Ndiaye, Parami Dhakhwa, Pavel Rozsival, Pearl K Mbulawa, Pearse A Keane, Pete R Jones, Peter Holland, Phanindra Babu Nukella, Philip I Burgess, Pinar Aydin O'Dwyer, Prabhath Piyasena, Pradeep Bastola, Priya Morjaria, Qais Nasimee, Raizza A T Rambacal, Rajdeep Das, Rajiv B Khandekar, Rajvardhan Azad, Ramona Bashshur, Raúl A R C Sousa, Rebecca Oenga, Reeta Gurung, Robert Geneau, Robert J Jacobs, Robert P Finger, Robyn H Guymer, Rodica Sevciuc, Rohit C Khanna, Ronnie George, Ronnie Graham, Ryo Kawasaki, S May Ho, Sailesh Kumar Mishra, Sandeep Buttan, Sandra S Block, Sandra Talero, Sangchul Yoon, Sanil Joseph, Sare Safi, Sarity Dodson, Sergio R Munoz, Seydou Bakayoko, Seyed Farzad Mohammadi, Shabir Ahmad Muez, Shahina Pardhan, Shelley Hopkins, Shwu-Jiuan Sheu, Sidi Mohamed Coulibaly, Silvana A Schellini, Simon Arunga, Simon R Bush, Sobha Sivaprasad, Solange R Salomao, Srinivas Marmamula, Stella N Onwubiko, Stuti L Misra, Subeesh Kuyyadiyil, Sucheta Kulkarni, Sudarshan khanal, Sumrana Yasmin, Suzana Nikolic Pavljasevic, Suzanne S Gilbert, Tasanee Braithwaite, Tatiana Ghidirimschi, Thulasiraj Ravilla, Timothy R Fricke, Tiziana Cogliati, Tsehaynesh Kassa, Tunde Peto, Ute Dibb, Van C Lansingh, Victor H Hu, Victoria M Sheffield, Wanjiku Mathenge, William H Dean, Winifred Nolan, Yoshimune Hiratsuka, Yousaf Jamal Mahsood, Yuddha Sapkota

Publikováno v: The Lancet. Healthy Longevity, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp e31-e41 (2022)

Summary: Background: We undertook a Grand Challenges in Global Eye Health prioritisation exercise to identify the key issues that must be addressed to improve eye health in the context of an ageing population, to eliminate persistent inequities in he

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The global burden of trichiasis in 2016.

Autor: Rebecca M Flueckiger, Paul Courtright, Mariamo Abdala, Amza Abdou, Zaid Abdulnafea, Tawfik K Al-Khatib, Khaled Amer, Olga Nelson Amiel, Sossinou Awoussi, Ana Bakhtiari, Wilfried Batcho, Assumpta Lucienne Bella, Kamal Hashim Bennawi, Simon J Brooker, Brian K Chu, Michael Dejene, Djore Dezoumbe, Balgesa Elkheir Elshafie, Aba Ange Elvis, Djouma Nembot Fabrice, Fatma Juma Omar, Missamou François, Drabo François, Jambi Garap, Michael Gichangi, André Goepogui, Jaouad Hammou, Boubacar Kadri, George Kabona, Martin Kabore, Khumbo Kalua, Mathias Kamugisha, Biruck Kebede, Kaba Keita, Asad Aslam Khan, Genet Kiflu, Makoy Yibi, Garae Mackline, Colin Macleod, Portia Manangazira, Michael P Masika, Marilia Massangaie, Takafira Mduluza, Nabicassa Meno, Nicholas Midzi, Abdallahi Ould Minnih, Sailesh Mishra, Caleb Mpyet, Nicholas Muraguri, Upendo Mwingira, Beido Nassirou, Jean Ndjemba, Cece Nieba, Jeremiah Ngondi, Nicholas Olobio, Alex Pavluck, Isaac Phiri, Rachel Pullan, Babar Qureshi, Boubacar Sarr, Do Seiha, Gloria Marina Serrano Chávez, Shekhar Sharma, Siphetthavong Sisaleumsak, Khamphoua Southisombath, Gretchen Stevens, Andeberhan Tesfazion Woldendrias, Lamine Traoré, Patrick Turyaguma, Rebecca Willis, Georges Yaya, Souleymane Yeo, Francisco Zambroni, Jialiang Zhao, Anthony W Solomon

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 13, Iss 11, p e0007835 (2019)

BackgroundTrichiasis is present when one or more eyelashes touches the eye. Uncorrected, it can cause blindness. Accurate estimates of numbers affected, and their geographical distribution, help guide resource allocation.MethodsWe obtained district-l

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Outcome of trachoma lid surgeries in Jigawa state, Nigeria

Autor: Alice Ramyil, Covadonga Bascaran, Catey Bunce, Joel Alada, Patricia Wade, Caleb Mpyet

Publikováno v: Cogent Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 1 (2016)

Background: Following the implementation of the SAFE strategy in Jigawa state, ophthalmic nurses trained as lid surgeons perform trichiasis surgery in the state. This study aimed to determine the early outcome of these surgeries with the specific obj

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