Harnessing photography and image recognition technology to aid in the elimination of trachoma

Significant progress has been made to reduce the global burden of trachoma in recent years. Since 2002, the number of people at risk has reduced by 92%, from 1.5 billion to 124 million. The number of people estimated to require surgery to treat trachomatous trichiasis (TT), the late blinding stage of trachoma, has reduced by 76% in the same period: from 7.6 million to 1.8 million.