01551nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653001000089653001700099653001100116653001100127653001000138653001200148653000900160653001600169653001600185100001400201700001300215700001500228245008200243300001000325490000700335050003200342520084900374022001401223       1981                            d  c1981 Apr10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aChild10aEye diseases10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSex Factors1 aReddy S C1 aRaju B D1 aAchary N R00aSurvey of eye complications in leprosy in Prakasam District (Andhra Pradesh).  a231-70 v53  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A field study was conducted to find out the incidence of eye complications in leprosy. The ocular lesions were found in 4.72% of lepromatous leprosy and in 1.15% of non-lepromatous leprosy cases. Out of 130 patients with eye ailments, 60% were males; age varied from 9 to 70 years; 38 were suffering from lepromatous leprosy and 92 from non-lepromatous type. Mean duration of leprosy was 8.63 years in lepromatous and 6.42 years in non-lepromatous leprosy. The important eye complications observed were corneal anesthesia, lagophthalmos and anterior uveitis. The corneal lesions (63.1%) were found to be the most common in this study. It is suggested that a periodical ocular examination of all leprosy patients is essential for the early diagnosis and treatment of eye complications, which finally result in blindness if left untreated.</p>  a0024-1024