01116nas a2200301 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653000900055653001300064653002800077653001400105653000800119653001700127653002000144653001100164653001100175653002500186653001100211653002300222653001200245653001800257100001400275245006700289300001000356490000700366520042700373022001400800 1986 d c1986 Feb10aAged10aCataract10aDiagnosis, Differential10aEctropion10aEye10aEye diseases10aEyelid Diseases10aFemale10aHumans10aIntraocular Pressure10aIritis10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aVisual Acuity1 aHouse P H00aOcular leprosy: a case report and discussion of the pathology. a59-630 v143 a
Although leprosy is considered rare in Australia outside the Northern Aboriginal population, its presence within Indian and Southeast Asian migrant groups must be considered. A case of ocular leprosy is presented in which the definitive diagnosis was delayed because lid changes had been diagnosed as senile ectropion. The pathology of ocular leprosy is discussed, together with relevant therapeutic considerations.
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