Asian Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Science
Year : 2011, Volume : 1, Issue : 2
First page : ( 39) Last page : ( 41)
Print ISSN : 2231-5640. Online ISSN : 2231-5659.

River Blindness – An Eye Disorder

Merlin N.J.*,  Arya

Ezhuthachan College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Marayamuttom, Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

*Corresponding Author E-mail: merlinbinu76@yahoo.co.in

Online published on 5 June, 2014.

Abstract

Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness and Robles’ Disease, is a parasitic disease caused by infection by Onchocerca volvulus. Doxycycline and Ivermycetin are used to treat this disease.

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