Abstract

Trichiasis is a medical term for abnormally positioned eyelashes that grow back toward the eye, touching the cornea or conjunctiva. Trachoma is the main Couse of Trichiasis which remains an important cause of blindness and the leading preventable cause of visual disability. Data from several surveys have indicated that trachoma is rapidly waning as a highly endemic disease. This prospective study to introduce the argon laser in treatment of Trichiasis in teaching Alwahda hospital in Derna city eastern part of Libya. Were 50 eye lids from 40 Libyan patients, the results were 90% success.

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