@article{16459,
  keywords = {Adult, Eye diseases, Female, Humans, Iris Diseases, leprosy, Male, Time Factors},
  author = {Brandt F and Kalthoff P G},
  title = {The incidence of lagophthalmus and posterior synechiae of the iris during chemotherapy of leprosy (morbus Hansen).},
  abstract = {<p>In the Green-Pastures-Leprosy-Hospital in Pikhara/Nepal 340 outpatients with leprosy were examined to evaluate the incidence of lagophthalmus and posterior synechiae of the iris. Patients who had already received chemotherapeutical treatment during the first 5 years following the onset of the disease developed fewer cases of lagophthalmus in both types of leprosy than patients who remained untreated for longer than 5 years. A comparable positive influence of early chemotherapy on the incidence of posterior synechiae of the iris could not be proven. The possible causes were discussed.</p>},
  year = {1983},
  journal = {Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie},
  volume = {34},
  pages = {75-8},
  month = {1983 Jun},
  issn = {0303-4208},
  language = {eng},
}