Figure 1.
Clinical features and grades of trachoma.
N, normal; TF, Trachomatous inflammation–follicular; TI, Trachomatous inflammation–intense; TS, trachomatous scarring; TT, trachomatous trichiasis; CO, corneal opacity.
Table 1.
Summary of the incidence and progression rates of trachomatous scarring.
Figure 2.
Histological section of the conjunctiva from a child with active trachoma.
A subepithelial follicle is seen. Kindly provided by Professor A. El-Asrar, King Saud University.
Figure 3.
Schemas of normal conjunctiva, active trachomatous disease, and trachomatous scarring.
Figure 4.
Histological sections of healthy conjunctiva and trachomatous scarring.
(Top) Healthy. (Middle and bottom) Scarred, note disruption of the epithelial and connective tissue morphology, and an increased inflammatory cells.