http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular The Human_Infections/Ocular web of TWiki. TWiki is a Web-Based Collaboration Platform for the Enterprise. en-us Copyright 2013 by contributing authors TWiki Administrator [info@chlamydiae.com] The contributing authors of TWiki TWiki http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/pub/TWiki/TWikiLogos/chlamhoechst175x50.gif http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular/TrachomaHistory Ocular infections Trachoma in History The word "trachoma", derived from ancient Greek, means rough eye , presumably due to the cobblestone appearance of the conjunctivae ... (last changed by SanderO) 2011-04-18T11:24:04Z SanderO http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular/TrachomaPrevention Ocular infections Trachoma: Prevention of Blindness Introduction In the mid 1990s, WHO announced a program called 2020, to tackle the world's major causes of blindness ... (last changed by SanderO) 2011-04-18T11:23:45Z SanderO http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular/TrachomaPathology Ocular infections Pathology of trachoma. The following table summarizes differences in the histology of acute (active) trachoma and chronic scarring disease. The ... (last changed by SanderO) 2011-04-18T11:23:08Z SanderO http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular/TrachomaPathogenesis Ocular infections Pathogenesis of trachoma In a community with endemic or hyperendemic trachoma, individuals from early childhood are exposed to repeated ocular re ... (last changed by SanderO) 2011-04-18T11:22:45Z SanderO http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular/TrachomaIntroduction Ocular infections Introduction to trachoma Trachoma is a chronic conjunctivitis caused by intra cellular infection of epithelial cells with Chlamydia trachomatis ... (last changed by SanderO) 2011-04-18T11:22:07Z SanderO http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular/WebHome Trachoma Introduction Clinical grading Prevalence Pathogenesis Pathology Transmission: Flies Transmission: by Family Prevention ... (last changed by MeWard) 2011-04-16T13:03:15Z MeWard http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular/TrachomaPrevalence Trachoma epidemiology: Prevalence Trachoma is a disease of poverty, with some 6 million people afflicted by trachoma induced blindness or severe visual loss in some ... (last changed by MeWard) 2011-04-14T09:22:24Z MeWard http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular/TrachomaFamilies Trachoma Epidemiology Transmission: The role of families The importance of the family in sustaining trachoma was demonstrated by Barenfanger, 1975 who compared two ... (last changed by MeWard) 2011-04-14T09:22:24Z MeWard http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular/TrachomaGrading Ocular infections Trachoma in Pictures Clinical grading. Trachoma is a clinical diagnosis, made by examining the conjunctivae of the eye in good light using a 2 ... (last changed by MeWard) 2011-04-13T22:22:43Z MeWard http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular/TrachomaFlies Epidemiology of trachoma Transmission: The role of flies. Trachoma is caused by the eye to eye transmission of infection with Chlamydiaceae. Traditionally eye seeking ... (last changed by MeWard) 2011-04-13T22:18:27Z MeWard http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular/OphthalmiaNeonat Neonatal conjunctivitis and pneumonia due to C. trachomatis Neonatal conjunctivitis, often known by its Latin name of Ophthalmia neonatorum, is a conjunctivitis ... (last changed by MeWard) 2011-04-13T22:16:42Z MeWard http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular/AdultConjunctivitis Inclusion conjunctivitis in adults Inclusion conjunctivitis in adults usually presents with a history of several weeks or months of a red, irritable eye with a sticky ... (last changed by MeWard) 2011-04-13T22:15:42Z MeWard http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular/WebPreferences nop Human Infections/Ocular Web Preferences The following settings are web preferences of the Human Infections/Ocular web. These preferences overwrite the site ... (last changed by SanderO) 2011-03-31T08:20:32Z SanderO http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular/WebLeftBar " warn "off"}% nop (last changed by TWikiContributor) 2007-05-09T21:29:58Z unknown http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular/WebTopicList (last changed by TWikiContributor) 2006-11-15T19:43:52Z unknown http://chlamydiae.com/twiki/bin/view/Human_Infections/Ocular/WebSearchAdvanced (last changed by TWikiContributor) 2006-11-15T19:43:52Z unknown