271. This man being led through a village in Upper Volta is blind as a result of river blindness - onchocerciasis - and nearly 60 per cent of the people in his village suffer from this disease Subject(s): ChildWorld Health Organization
272. One of the telltale sings of onchocerciasis is the fibrous nodule which forms under the victim's skin. This child of two already has such a nodule on his head Subject(s): MothersMother-Child RelationsChildWorld Health Organization
273. In districts heavily infected with onchocerciasis there are villages where all the adults are blind Subject(s): ChildWorld Health Organization
274. ... villagers of Djipologo, Upper Volta, who have lost their sight due to onchocerciasis Publication: [1950-1965?] Subject(s): Onchocerciasis, Ocular -- epidemiologyBlindnessEye DiseasesBurkina FasoWorld Health Organization
275. For many thousands of West African onchocerciasis is a reality that leaves an unhappy legacy of damaged or destroyed eyesight Publication: 1978 Subject(s): Onchocerciasis, OcularEye DiseasesBlindnessAfrica, WesternWorld Health Organization
277. Simulium larvae, enlarged to seven times life-size. After seven or eight days the larva develops into a chrysalis, and finally the adult blackfly emerges. Control of onchocemiasis depends on destroying the larva before the chrysalis stage is reached; after that, the insecticide is less effective Subject(s): World Health Organization
278. A victim of onchoceriasis, not yet 40 years old, being led by a child Subject(s): World Health Organization
279. [A patient is being assisted while walking shortly after eye surgery] Subject(s): BandagesPatientsWorld Health Organization
280. In the ophthalmological hospital of Sitapur, India, up to 200 patients can be operated a day in the cataract season. The Sitapur Eye Hospital, directed by Dr. H.L. Patney, is set up for "assembly-line" operations: cataract, squint, glaucoma, corneal graft, etc Subject(s): Operating RoomsOphthalmologyCataract ExtractionWorld Health Organization