Trial participants | Trial ineligible patients | Total trichiasis patients | |
---|---|---|---|
No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | |
p Value comparing trial participants to non-participants for age categories = 0.005; sex = 0.577; previous surgery = 0.001 | |||
*Visual acuity not available for 17 participants. | |||
Total participants | 1452 | 183 | 1635 |
Age: | |||
<40 | 358 (24) | 61 (34) | 419 (26) |
40-60 | 720 (50) | 68 (37) | 788 (48) |
>60 | 374 (26) | 53 (29) | 427 (26) |
% Female | 1121 (77) | 138 (75) | 1259 (77) |
Previous trichiasis surgery in at least one eye | 31 (2.1) | 118 (64.5) | 149 (9.1) |
Bilateral trichiasis | 1184 (82) | ||
TI in at least one eye | 450 (31) | ||
Infected with C trachomatis | 281 (19) | ||
At least one eye with 5+ lashes touching globe | 855 (59) | ||
At least one eye with 5+ lashes touching cornea | 585 (40) | ||
% Monocular blind* | 241 (17) | ||
% Binocular blind* | 116 (8) |