Globally, 84 million people suffer from active trachoma infection and nearly 8 million people are visually impaired as a result of this disease.
Stories
20 years of pain
Amina says she suffered for about 20 years with pain in her eyes. The trachoma infections led to trichiasis. "I had so much pain," Aminia explained, "and many tears when coming out of the darkness."
Father and Son
Mudashiru is six years old and has had trachoma for around four years. When his parents saw his eyelashes turning inwards, they began to cut them off. They have cut them five times since this happened. His father also has trichiasis.
Rosemary is SAFE and sound
Rosemary Kassim lives in Salima district, Malawi, an area known for an extremely high prevalence of trachoma, and she had spent years suffering from the infection. Read on…
Prevention
Discover how the Sightsavers is implementing the SAFE strategy to help prevent trachoma and trichiasis.
Discover how the Sightsavers is implementing the SAFE strategy to help prevent trachoma and trichiasis.
Gift of Sight
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