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Department of Health Library Services ePublications - Historical Collection Please Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this publication may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recordings or printed material.. Purpose To apply preservation treatments, including digitisation, to a high value and vulnerable Historical collection of items held in the Darwin and Alice Springs libraries so that the items may be accessed without causing further damage to the original items and provide accessibility for stakeholders.. Reference and Research Disclaimer Please note: this document is part of the Historical Collection and the information contained within may be out of date.. This copy is a reproduction of an original record. Please note that the quality of the original record may be poor and cannot be enhanced with the scanning process.. Northern Territory Department of Health Library Services Historical Collection. HISTORICAL COLLECTION. TRACHOMA. CONTROL FOR ORKER'S. HEALTH oL M...,. 617~. 7~. KRU. 1983. ~,·. 4280 Content. Page. Conjunctiva. 15. Eye - side view. 14. - front view. 14. Follicles. 4 - 5. Herbert's Pits. 10 - 11. Papillae. 2 -. Prevention of Trachoma. 16. Scarring. 8 - 9. Tarsal Plates. 1. Trachoma. 6 -. Trichiasis. 12 - 13. 3. 7. I. I Lids. have. stiffening. tarsal plates. in. them. called. PAPILLAE Papillae run. are. very. together. and. tomato, the. which. upper eye. small look. you lid. red like. will. dots a. that. peeled. find. under. The number of. may be in the hundreds or thousands.. 2. dots. PAPILLAE. 3. FOLLICLES Follicles. are. like. small. a. pimple. or a grain of sugar. look. They you. shine. little the. of. li. blisters when a. small. torch. on them. They are hard to see It. is. have. eas been. to shown. find. them. what. after. you. look. like.. or. more,. Magnifying glasses he There. may. be. four. or hundreds.. 4. to. ten. FOLLICLES ('I. t"'\. ..-, (). 5. 1..._. r. f). 0. (". <'. <"'. t">. C. TRACHOMA. Papillae. and. Follicles. are. what. you. find when a person has trachoma. To find eye. trachoma you turn back the upper. lid. and. you. will. see. the. Papillae. and Follicles. Treatment should start as soon as possible if the eye is tomato red. Then he/she should be on one month (1/12) to. three. months. (3/12). treatment. daily, the longer, the better result.. 6. twice. PAPILLAE. 7. &. FOLLICLES. SCARRING Scarring of. under. untreated. start. the. lid. Trachoma.. after. the. disappeared. It is the same your body.. as. is. the. result. Scarring. will. follicles having. a. have cut. on. As you will know it will leave a scar. Scarring is graded by the area of scars.. 8. 9. HERBERT'S PITS. Herbert's Pits will show how badly people have. had. Trachoma. on. the. eye. ball. the number of Pits shown on the of the eye. There may be four or ten or more.. 10. by rim. •. 11. •. TRICHIASIS Trichiasis not. been. of. the. comes treated.. lashes.. when. Trachoma. It. an. is. When. has. in-turning. scarring. is. bad. it will turn in the eye lids and cause the. lashes. goes. to. cloudy. rub on the and. cornea which then. will. cause. blindness. To. help. people. out. the. and. not break or. a for. lot the. whole of. is. best. lash. very. it. eye. shave as. tation. i. person,. behind.. 12. from. and the. to. pull. carefully. this. causes. more. pain. stumps. left. TRICHIASIS. 13. SIDE VIEW. Retina. Lens. Iris. Optic nerve. s. Pupil. Conjunctiva. 14. Conjunctiva. is. a. fold. of. skin,. it. joins the CORNEA and eye lids.. UP. LOOK DOWN. To. move. the. eye,. look. up,. down. and. sideways. The. Conjunctiva. also. stops. rubbish. from damaging the back of the eye.. 15. PREVENTION OF TRACHOMA L. Wash face muck rom the eyes.. . Remove all. 2.. Wa s after use of lets or after handing sh. Have a. eked s. 5. dishes. times 7.. clean and cover with a net if possi le to flies away.. 16. G. L. DUFFIELD, Govornmenl Printer ol tho Northern Torrltory. STOP TRACHOMA LOOK A LONG WAY. Written by: George Kruger Artist: Richard Bennett. P lished Auguat 1983 ISBN O 7247 1896 6.