Question

A 7-year-old Aboriginal girl from a remote community is noted to have recurrent eye discharge, irritated eyes and bilateral follicular conjunctivitis with limbal pannus. Several other children in the community are similarly affected. According to Indigenous eye health strategies, which public health measure is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Community-wide SAFE strategy including facial cleanliness and environmental improvements

Answer

No specific intervention as this is self-limiting

Answer

Individual topical steroid therapy

Answer

Routine systemic steroids for all affected children

Answer

Immediate enucleation of affected eyes

Practice question