Review
English
Ben-Amer MI
Department of Ophthalmology, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya
Libyan J Infect Dis. 2008;2(2):20-24
Abstract
Trachoma in Libya is reviewed for the period 1920 to 2007. During this period the prevalence dropped from 80% to zero% in the coast cities and 3% (in a very mild form) in Kufra in the deep desert. A great improvement in the control of active disease is noted but few of the complications of the disease are still prevalent in the older population, again no more than 2.27%. This improvement is mainly due to the changes in socio-economic status of the population and also due to development of health care system in Libya.
Keywords: Trachoma, Libya, Prevalence, Eye disease
Link/DOI: http://www.nidcc-jid.org.ly/pdf/v2no2/Minireview_trachoma_libya.pdf