@article{93155,
  keywords = {smartphone photography, Opthalmology, Trachoma, Health technologies, Prevention and control},
  author = {Snyder B and Sié A and Tapsoba C and Dah C and Ouermi L and Zakane A and Keenan JD and Oldenburg CE},
  title = {Smartphone photography as a possible method of post-validation trachoma surveillance in resource-limited settings.},
  abstract = {<p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>Validation of trachoma elimination requires monitoring after discontinuation of trachoma program activities, though such evaluations are not commonly done.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>Conjunctival examinations and smartphone photography were performed on a random sample of pre-school children from 15 villages in a region of Burkina Faso thought to have eliminated trachoma.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>No clinically active trachoma was detected by in-field or photographic evaluation. Smartphone images demonstrated high agreement with field grading (>99% concordance).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Trachoma appears to have been eliminated from this area of Burkina Faso. Smartphone cameras may be a useful aid for monitoring in resource-limited settings.</p>},
  year = {2019},
  journal = {International health},
  volume = {11},
  pages = {613-615},
  month = {11/2019},
  issn = {1876-3405},
  doi = {10.1093/inthealth/ihz035},
  language = {eng},
}