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- Trachoma
- SYMPTOMS may include reddened eyes, ulceration of the cornea, eyelids swell
- and stick together (they may become pocked or scarred) and loss of vision.
- CAUSES are from an organism called Chlamydia Trechomatis that is transmitted
- by direct contact or by handling contaminated articles.
- TREATMENT. Antibiotic eye ointment may be prescribed.