Which chronic eye infection is the world's most common cause of blindness?
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#45878. Asked by mountside. (Mar 30 04 11:58 AM)
McGruff
I think glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness, but the infection you're looking for may be trachoma.
"Trachoma was eliminated from North America and Europe. But the disease remains the world's leading preventable cause of blindness, infecting 150 million people in developing countries.
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