@article{313,
  keywords = {Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Blindness, China, Eye Infections, Bacterial, Female, Humans, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Sex Factors, Vision Disorders, Vision Screening, Visual Acuity},
  author = {Yang J and Jian D and Hu L and Liu J and Wang K},
  title = {Blindness and low vision in leprosy patients in Sichuan Province, China.},
  abstract = {<p>The acuity of vision of 2145 leprosy patients was examined. Twenty-six patients had bilateral blindness and 80 had diminution of vision bilaterally, according to WHO's standard. The vision disability rate was 4.94%. In addition, 136 patients (6.34%) had blindness or low vision involving one eye. The causes of blindness and low vision were leukoma and corneal ulcer.</p>},
  year = {1998},
  journal = {Indian journal of leprosy},
  volume = {70},
  pages = {139-43},
  month = {1998 Jan-Mar},
  issn = {0254-9395},
  language = {eng},
}