title: Chlamydial eye disease.
abstract: In the United States, chlamydial (TRIC) agents cause a small but important segment of infectious ocular disease. Elsewhere in the world, trachoma still represents the single greatest cause of blindness. The description of these diseases in this chapter is a brief introduction to a subject about which volumes have been and will continue to be written. Barring unforeseen developments, these agents will continue to plague humankind beyond the end of the twentieth century.
mesh_terms: D002690:Chlamydia Infections; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000145:classification; D003235:Conjunctivitis, Inclusion / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014141:Trachoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D013449:Sulfonamides; D004917:Erythromycin; D013752:Tetracycline