Elimination of blinding trachoma in oman.

Trachoma is a highly infectious blinding eye disease. It is caused by bacteria called Chlamydia trachomitis.1 The infectious stage, known as active trachoma in children is often asymptomatic. As infection does not result in immunity, repeated cycles of trachoma infection could take place in the same eye and will result in scarring of ocular tissues. This leads to in-turning of eye lashes in old age, dry eye, ulcers and finally resulting in corneal blindness.