About the Authors

Robert M. R. Butcher

robert.butcher@lshtm.ac.uk

Affiliation Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Oliver Sokana

Affiliation Eye Department, Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Kelvin Jack

Affiliation Eye Department, Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Colin K. Macleod

Affiliations Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Sightsavers, Haywards Heath, United Kingdom

Michael E. Marks

Affiliations Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom

Eric Kalae

Affiliation Primary Care Department, Lata Hospital, Lata, Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands

Leslie Sui

Affiliation Primary Care Department, Lata Hospital, Lata, Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands

Charles Russell

Affiliation Bellona Rural Health Centre, Bellona, Solomon Islands

Helena J. Tutill

Affiliation Division of Infection & Immunity, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Rachel J. Williams

Affiliation Division of Infection & Immunity, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Judith Breuer

Affiliation Division of Infection & Immunity, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Rebecca Willis

Affiliation Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia, United States of America

Richard T. Le Mesurier

Affiliation Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

David C. W. Mabey

Affiliations Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom

Anthony W. Solomon

Affiliation Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Chrissy h. Roberts

Affiliation Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RMRB OS RTLM DCWM AWS HJT RJW JB ChR. Performed the experiments: RMRB OS KJ EK LS CR HJT RJW. Analyzed the data: RMRB CKM MEM RW ChR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RB HT RJW JB ChR. Wrote the paper: RMRB ChR. Conducted fieldwork: RMRB OS MM KJ EK LS. Reviewed the manuscript: RMRB OS KJ CKM MEM EK LS CR HJT RJW JB RW RTLM DCWM AWS ChR.