Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Trachoma/Rough Eye/Egyptian Ophthalmia - Classifications

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Trachoma/Rough Eye/Egyptian Ophthalmia - Classifications


MaCallan's Classification(outdated)

  • Stage I - Incipient Trachoma
  • Stage II - Established Trachoma
  • Stage III - Cicatrising Trachoma
  • Stage IV - Healed Trachoma

Stage IIa - matured follicles.
Stage IIb - marked papillary hyperplasia.

WHO classification(FISTO)

Trachomatous inflammation, follicular: five or more follicles of
at least 0.5 mm diameter on the upper tarsal plate should be
present.

Trachomatous inflammation, intense: the follicles and papillae
are so numerous and inflamed that more than 50% of the
palpebral conjunctival blood vessels cannot be seen clearly.

Trachomatous scarring: tarsal conjunctival cicatrization with white
fibrous bands

Trachomatous Trichiasis : Presence of at least one trichiatic eyelash

Trachomatous opacities : Presence of a corneal opacity covering part of the pupillary region

Jone’s Classification(outdated)




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