Surgery
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SUMMARY: The problem of trachoma in Burma is presented. For its major sight-threatening
complication of trichiasis a surgical procedure is described which is simple, effective, economical,
and without any cosmetic blemish.
With this procedure 1861 cases of different grades of trichiasis were operated upon at the
Eye, ENT Hospital, Rangoon, with 528 cases followed up at 1 year. The results are entirely
satisfactory when the operations are performed for first and second degree trichiasis, and for
trichiasis of our third degree grading the success rate is 95%.
WILFRED NYUNT WIN
Source/publisher:
British Journal of Ophthalmology
Date of publication:
1979-00-00
Date of entry/update:
2010-11-03
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Surgery
Language:
English
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