Organizing trichiasis surgical outreach.

Foreword

The goal of this preferred practice is to provide a framework for how to conduct an effective and efficient trichiasis surgical outreach program. It addresses all aspects of conducting an outreach, from mobilizing patients to planning and organizing the outreach, surgical counseling, post-operative care, and recording and reporting program outputs. This document is not prescriptive. Context varies by country and in large countries there are likely to be differences noted across regions that influence how trichiasis outreach is planned, implemented and reported. Thus, we hope you will adapt these tools to your environment. It is essential that those who use this preferred practice also have access to other trichiasis management material. We refer to different manuals whenever appropriate, rather than repeating information. Finally, it is important to recognize that approaches for trichiasis outreach are not rigid and that new innovations may be found to address the challenges in delivering trichiasis surgery.