Trachoma

Trachoma is a contagious ocular infection caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium *Chlamydia trachomatis* and represents the leading infectious cause of preventable blindness worldwide The condition predominantly affects populations in impoverished, rural communities with inadequate sanitation and limited access to clean water, with active infection most prevalent among preschool-aged children This progressive cicatrization can result in trichiasis—where the eyelashes turn inward to abrad...

Trachoma is a contagious ocular infection caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium *Chlamydia trachomatis* and represents the leading infectious cause of preventable blindness worldwide

The condition predominantly affects populations in impoverished, rural communities with inadequate sanitation and limited access to clean water, with active infection most prevalent among preschool-aged children Pathophysiologically, repeated and chronic reinfection triggers follicular conjunctivitis that leads to severe conjunctival scarring and eyelid distortion This progressive cicatrization can result in trichiasis—where the eyelashes turn inward to abrade the globe—causing corneal ulceratio...

The condition predominantly affects populations in impoverished, rural communities with inadequate sanitation and limited access to clean water, with active infection most prevalent among preschool-aged children

Pathophysiologically, repeated and chronic reinfection triggers follicular conjunctivitis that leads to severe conjunctival scarring and eyelid distortion