01192nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001100059653001400070653001200084653001600096100001400112700001400126245003500140300001100175490000700186050003200193520074700225022001400972       1990                            d  c1990 Apr-Jun10aHumans10aKeratitis10aleprosy10aMiddle Aged1 aLamba P A1 aRohatgi J00aLeprotic keratopathy in India.  a186-920 v62  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Corneal affections cause severe ocular morbidity in leprosy. Poor nutrition and low socio-economic status make the eyes prone to repeated secondary infections which makes the pattern of corneal disease in this country different from that reported in western literature. A study of 250 patients shows that leprotic keratopathy has 4 different patterns. Primary leprous keratitis was seen in 56.5% of cases, while secondary leprous keratitis (groups B, C & D) constituted 57.7%. In the latter group the ocular morbidity could be prevented by controlling infection and prevention of concomitant diseases. Cases of lepromatous leprosy showed a consistently higher incidence of different types of corneal involvement than tuberculoid cases.</p>  a0254-9395