(from the article `conjunctivitis`) ...and cornea can become scarred, leading to blindness. Trachoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness in the world and is especially ...
A follicular conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
a type of conjunctivitis primarily affecting newborn infants, caused by a strain of Chlamydia trachomatis, beginning as an acute purulent form and leading to papillary hypertrophy of the palpebral conjunctiva.
Type: Term Definitions: 1. a follicular conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis.
inflammation of the conjunctiva in newborns caused by Chlamydia trachomatis transmitted during childbirth