01183nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001700065653001100082653001100093653001800104653001200122653000900134653001700143100001300160700001700173245011900190300000900309490000700318520060200325022001400927       1983                            d  c1983 Jun10aAdult10aEye diseases10aFemale10aHumans10aIris Diseases10aleprosy10aMale10aTime Factors1 aBrandt F1 aKalthoff P G00aThe incidence of lagophthalmus and posterior synechiae of the iris during chemotherapy of leprosy (morbus Hansen).  a75-80 v343 a<p>In the Green-Pastures-Leprosy-Hospital in Pikhara/Nepal 340 outpatients with leprosy were examined to evaluate the incidence of lagophthalmus and posterior synechiae of the iris. Patients who had already received chemotherapeutical treatment during the first 5 years following the onset of the disease developed fewer cases of lagophthalmus in both types of leprosy than patients who remained untreated for longer than 5 years. A comparable positive influence of early chemotherapy on the incidence of posterior synechiae of the iris could not be proven. The possible causes were discussed.</p>  a0303-4208