@article{1344,
  keywords = {Humans, Keratitis, leprosy, Middle Aged},
  author = {Lamba P A and Rohatgi J},
  title = {Leprotic keratopathy in India.},
  abstract = {<p>Corneal affections cause severe ocular morbidity in leprosy. Poor nutrition and low socio-economic status make the eyes prone to repeated secondary infections which makes the pattern of corneal disease in this country different from that reported in western literature. A study of 250 patients shows that leprotic keratopathy has 4 different patterns. Primary leprous keratitis was seen in 56.5% of cases, while secondary leprous keratitis (groups B, C & D) constituted 57.7%. In the latter group the ocular morbidity could be prevented by controlling infection and prevention of concomitant diseases. Cases of lepromatous leprosy showed a consistently higher incidence of different types of corneal involvement than tuberculoid cases.</p>},
  year = {1990},
  journal = {Indian journal of leprosy},
  volume = {62},
  pages = {186-92},
  month = {1990 Apr-Jun},
  issn = {0254-9395},
  language = {eng},
}