01310nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653001500058653001000073653001200083653001000095653002100105653001700126653002000143653001100163653001100174653001800185653001200203653000900215653001600224653001600240100001400256700001400270245007500284300001000359490000700369520060600376022001400982       1983                            d  c1983 Dec 1510aAdolescent10aAdult10aAtrophy10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aEye diseases10aEyelid Diseases10aFemale10aHumans10aIris Diseases10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNetherlands1 aHogeweg M1 aLeiker DL00aA survey on eye involvement among leprosy patients in The Netherlands.  a69-760 v563 a<p>A survey of 121 leprosy patients in the Netherlands showed eye involvement in 20% of the patients, rising to 27% if madarosis and the adnexae are included. Iris atrophy was the main lesion encountered in BL and LL patients. One typical lepromatous fundus lesion was seen. No bilateral blindness occurred. Two eyes had a visual acuity of 3/60 due to intractable scleritis and acute iritis in LL with ENL. Seven eyes of 5 patients had a visual acuity of 0.2 to 3/60, mainly due to iris atrophy in lepromatous leprosy. Prevalence of blindness in our series was low as compared with the literature.</p>  a0012-4486