@article{17363,
  keywords = {Corneal Diseases, Humans, leprosy, Patient Selection, Vision, Low},
  author = {Courtright P and Lewallen S},
  title = {Current concepts in the surgical management of lagophthalmos in leprosy.},
  abstract = {<p>Existing data suggest that, at a minimum, 2% of paucibacillary patients and 5% of multibacillary patients have lagophthalmos; at least 290,000 people worldwide have leprosy-related lagophthalmos. Surgical intervention is the only method for correcting lagophthalmos; effectiveness of the different procedures commonly used has not been measured. Results from a survey of eye care providers revealed that surgeons in Asia used a wide range of different techniques for the correction of lagophthalmos while almost all of the surgeons in Africa used tarsorrhaphy. There is a need to evaluate surgical outcome of these techniques and to develop guidelines to assist in increasing the number of surgeries for lagophthalmos in leprosy patients.</p>},
  year = {1995},
  journal = {Leprosy review},
  volume = {66},
  pages = {220-3},
  month = {1995 Sep},
  issn = {0305-7518},
  url = {http://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1995/v66n3/pdf/v66n3a05.pdf},
  doi = {10.5935/0305-7518.19950024},
  language = {eng},
}