TRACHOMA

Course overview

TRACHOMA IS A BACTERIAL INFECTION OF THE EYES CAUSED BY CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS. THE INFECTION CAUSES ROUGHENING AND SCARRING OF THE INNER SURFACE OF THE EYELIDS AND EROSION OF THE CORNEAL SURFACE, WHICH EVENTUALLY LEADS TO BLINDNESS. TRACHOMA IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF BLINDNESS WORLDWIDE TODAY. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF TRACHOMA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.