Zhou Yu-mei, Sun Xu-guang
Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Yangfangdian Hospital, Beijing 100038, China.
Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi. 2009 Sep;45(9):851-4.
Trachoma is known as a chronic, epidemic and blindness eye disease, which is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. The infection and transmission of trachoma have great relationship with environment, family and sanitation. Recently, there were reports continuously about the epidemic of trachoma in some countries and districts. So, it is still a remarkable problem to prevent and therapy trachoma in the world. The prevalence, risk factors, diagnosis, preventive and therapy of trachoma are summarized in the paper.
沙眼是一种由沙眼衣原体引起的慢性、流行性致盲眼病。沙眼的感染与传播和环境、家庭及卫生状况密切相关。近期，一些国家和地区不断有沙眼流行的报道。因此，全球范围内沙眼的防治仍是一个值得关注的问题。本文对沙眼的患病率、危险因素、诊断、预防及治疗进行了综述。
