The eye-care team, led by Asim Sil, travels this remote, river-laced region by boat ... replacement approach might work for other forms of blindness. She and others believe that variations ...

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According to the World Health Organization, river blindness is among ... the skin and eventually migrates to the eyes, leading to irreversible blindness," Banerjee said. While no case of active ...

Blackfly in test tube, Bobo-Dioulasso, Upper Volta (182388). A common parasitical disease spread by a species of blackfly, onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, can cause vision changes or ...

River blindness, a condition caused by worms that damage the eyes to the point of blindness, affects 12 African nations. With determination and diplomacy, Amazigo has implemented a low-cost ...