01470nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653002700054653001700081653001300098653002400111653002700135100001300162700001100175700001400186700001000200700001300210700001300223700001400236700001700250245011900267300001200386490000700398520077300405022001401178       2019                            d  c11/201910asmartphone photography10aOpthalmology10aTrachoma10aHealth technologies10aPrevention and control1 aSnyder B1 aSié A1 aTapsoba C1 aDah C1 aOuermi L1 aZakane A1 aKeenan JD1 aOldenburg CE00aSmartphone photography as a possible method of post-validation trachoma surveillance in resource-limited settings.  a613-6150 v113 a<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>  a1876-3405