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Punjab has reported the second highest burden of trachoma sequelae, also called trachomatous trichiasis. Punjab’s district under study, Hoshiarpur, revealed trichiasis prevalence in 6.6 persons per 1,000. This is second only to Car Nicobar islands, where the prevalence is 24 per 1,000.
Trachoma is a disease of the poor and unhygienic environments. It begins with irritation and redness and overtime, in the absence of treatment, can cause the eyelid to roll inwards scarring the cornea and causing blindness. It’s infectious. And, blindness from trachoma is irreversible. The country has declared the elimination of active trachoma, a disease seen among children, marking an important milestone in the fight against the debilitating bacterial disease. Trachoma: Trachoma is the most common infectious cause of blindness worldwide.It is caused by bacteria-Chlamydia trachomatis Two forms: 1.Active trachoma-seen among children (Treated with antibiotic- erythromycin) 2.Sequelae-seen among adults (Requires corrective surgery)
India was the first country to start an anti-trachoma national plan in 1963 which was merged with the National Programme for Control of Blindness. India has signed WHO’s Global Elimination of Trachoma by 2020 Plan but acknowledges it needs to do more to eliminate the disease in all forms. There is urgent need for state-specific sentinel surveillance to detect and treat trachoma trichiasis.
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