The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-22

| In the north people sometimes call simpis ns eveiids" but in the south this name is more com monly applied to trachoma, which is contagious u 5 | and dangerous inflammation or the nning oL 'ne M eyelids Another common name iof uaono " "red sore eyes," ..... a Trachoma begins with watering, itching ana m ! 1 burning and feeling as if there were sometnlng | ;n tha eve Most victims of trachoma believe their trouble was started by something In the eye" such as dust, sand pollen. Ine & anS pe l avoids it or begins wearing dark goggies. fres- | ently the eyeballs become infamed. The trans parent cornea becomes clouded ana vlsion De, comes poor Scars form on the Id lining anu when the scar contracts as all scars do the cage of the lid is pulled inward. This causes the lash | es to rub and scratch the eyeball, which is not only painful but it tends to make the transpar- ent corne" cloudier and so partial pEnohess oe- | velops ,,., - s,efar with trachoma. Twenty-Five per cent or Chlnese nave | land and Russia. Our quarantine oncers are very watchful and admit no one to this country .,s if his eyes look suspicious until they are sa'is fled the trouble is not trachoma. Trachoma is serious economic problem. The partial blindness attending it renders victims in capable of working an many skilled trades. In China trachoma probably causes greater econ- omc loss than floods or famines. In Missouri 21.7 per cent of s,2oo persons drawing state pensions because or blindness are blind from trachoma.
 Poverty, overcrowding, nsanitary living con- ditions, and manutrition are factors which seem to favor the disease. Perhaps the disease brings about these very conditions in many instances Trachoma prevails chiefly in West Virglnia. Ken Ken lucky, eastern Tennessee, western Virginia, Mis- souri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. It IS very pre- valent among the Indian tribes
 The contagion spreads directly rom person to person, TO by using same towel wash basin, handkerchief, and some doctors believe even by shaking hands with a trachoma sufferer. If y0u suspect you have trachorna place your self under medical treatment at once. It requires two three years of treatment to conquer tho trouble and your sight.
 | Keep your face clean especially about the eyes. Burn or boil handkerchiefs or cloths used about and other toilet articles, and permit no one else to use them
 Be careful in cleaning babys eyes. to use only cloths that have been boiled.
 Avoid exposure to dust If your work is dusty | wear goggles only while at work. If you wear dark glasses, wear them only when l in the sunlight. Glasses cannot cure trachoma. only prolonged, faithful medical treatment can
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