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Ophthalmic Epidemiology Volume 22, 2015 - Issue 3: Trachoma
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Patients’ Perceptions of Trichiasis Surgery: Results from the Partnership for Rapid Elimination of Trachoma (PRET) Surgery Clinical Trial

Kathleen C. OktavecDivision of Oculoplastic Surgery, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, ;Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA,
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Sandra D. CassardDana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA,
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Jennifer C. HardingDana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA,
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Majid S. OthmanKongwa Trachoma Project Satellite Office, Mtwara, Tanzania, and
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Shannath L. MerbsDivision of Oculoplastic Surgery, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA,
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Sheila K. WestDana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA,
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Emily W. GowerDana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, ;Departments of Epidemiology and Prevention and Ophthalmology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 153-161 | Received 12 Jul 2013, Accepted 29 Jul 2014, Published online: 19 Dec 2014

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