Similarly, in upper eyelid trichiasis or nasal fold trichiasis, eyelashes / hair from the eyelid and hair from the nose fold near the eye grow in a way which rubs against the cornea.
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The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust s Trachoma Initiative is active in eleven Commonwealth countries, implementing the SAFE Strategy Surgery for trichiasis, Antibiotics, Facial cleanliness, and Environmental improvement to eliminate the blinding disease.
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Michel was practicing in St . Louis, Missouri, when he began using a battery-powered needle epilator to treat trichiasis ( ingrown eyelashes ) in 1869 . This direct current powered method was called electrolysis because a chemical reaction in the hair follicle causes sodium hydroxide to form, which damages the follicle.
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Another noted work of his was a study of eyelid / eyelash maladies titled " Riflessioni sulla Trichiasi, sulla Distichiasi e sull'Entropio, avuto particolare riguardo ai metodi di Jaeger e di Vacc?" ( Reflections on trichiasis, distichiasis and entropion, with particular regard to the methods of Friedrich J�ger von Jaxtthal ( 1784 1871 ) and Andrea Vacc?Berlinghieri ( 1772 1826 ).
