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Curable eye disease still rife among Indigenous Australians

Australia remains the only developed country in the world not to have eliminated trachoma, the leading cause of infectious blindness, despite recent progress in tackling the disease.

Ophthalmology created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Breakthrough in treatment to prevent blindness

A UCSF study shows a popular treatment for a potentially blinding eye infection is just as effective if given every six months versus annually. This randomized study on trachoma, the leading cause of infection-caused ...

Ophthalmology created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast