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. 2009 Dec;22(71):33-5.

Prevention, treatment and rehabilitation

Matthew J Burton  1
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Prevention, treatment and rehabilitation

Matthew J Burton. Community Eye Health. 2009 Dec.
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Figure 1. Mr Massae's left eye, after several weeks of treatment
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Figure 2. Mr Massae's right eye
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Corneal blindness often affects people at a young age, such as this twelve year old girl who is blind from vitamin A deficiency. She has had a penetrating corneal graft in her left eye; this has unfortunately failed. ETHIOPIA
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Trachoma is one of the most common causes of corneal blindness. Improvement in water supply facilitates facial cleanliness, one of the four components of the SAFE strategy for trachoma control. PAKISTAN
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