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Trachoma involves a chronic conjunctivitis caused by ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis.Citation1 Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide,Citation2 and is targeted for global elimination as a public health problem by 2030.Citation3 The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of the SAFE (surgery, antibiotics delivered as mass drug administration [MDA], facial cleanliness, environmental improvement) strategy to reduce the burden of trachoma.Citation4,Citation5 Elimination as a public health problem is achieved when: (1) the prevalence of trachomatous inflammation–follicular (TF) in children aged 1–9 years is <5% in each formerly endemic district; (2) the prevalence of trachomatous trichiasis (TT) unknown to the health system in those aged ≥15 years is <0.2% in each formerly endemic district, and (3) there is a system in place to manage incident cases of TT.