@article{29966, keywords = {Ocular manifestations, Multi drug regime therapy, leprosy}, author = {Subha L and Ravikumar R and Palanimuthukumaran P M}, title = {A Clinical Study of Ocular Manifestations of Leprosy}, abstract = {
The ocular manifestations in 75 cases revealed that majority of them had brown and eyelash madarosis constituting 33%, Lagophthalmos 10.6%, exposure keratitis 9.3% and chronic dacroyocystitis 1.3%. Of the total study group, 47% of the population had no ocular manifestations, indicating the efficacy of early detection of disease and its effective control with multi drug regime therapy. A higher incidence of leprosy was recorded in male population.
}, year = {2017}, journal = {Research journal of medical & allied sciences}, volume = {1}, language = {eng}, }