Trachoma in Kaduna, northern Nigeria. Recent observations on pattern of clinical presentation.
At the Guinness eye hospital, Kaduna, Northern Nigeria, where 40-60,000 new cases are yearly seen, trachoma is now responsible for less than 0.5% of blindness and less than 0.5% ocular morbidity. This contrasts with the situation about 30 years ago when it was a major problem. Most of our trachoma patients now have trivial intensity of disease and cicatrising/healed lesions. This rate and pattern of presentation suggests a decline in the importance of trachoma, although confirmation depends on actual community assessment.
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Guinness Ophthalmic Unit, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Kaduna.
D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D014141:Trachoma / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology