01458nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653000900069653001800078653001700096653001300113653002000126653001100146653001100157653001000168653001200178653000900190653001600199653002200215100001400237700001200251700001400263700001300277245005400290300001100344490000700355050003200362520071200394022001401106       1984                            d  c1984 Apr-Jun10aAdult10aAged10aCorneal Ulcer10aEye diseases10aEyebrows10aEyelid Diseases10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aUveitis, Anterior1 aRawal R C1 aKar P K1 aDesai R N1 aShah B H00aA clinical study of eye complications in leprosy.  a232-400 v56  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A study was conducted to find out the incidence of ocular complications in leprosy. The ocular lesions were found in 6.6% of lepromatous leprosy and 1.6% in nonlepromatous leprosy. Out of 150 patients with eye lesions 74% were males and 80% belonged to lepromatous leprosy. The age group in all the patients varied from 3rd to 6th decade. Mean duration of leprosy ln lepromatous leprosy was 6.2 years. The important eye complication observed were lagophthalmos (8.1%), corneal ulcers (10%) and iridocyclitis (24%). The loss of eye-brows (76%) was found to be most frequent in this study followed by corneal lesion (62%). It is concluded that examination of eyes are essential in all types of leprosy.</p>  a0254-9395