01245nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653001300074653002400087653002000111653001100131653001100142653001200153653000900165653001600174653001800190100001600208245010400224300001000328490000700338050001600345520059200361022001400953       1981                            d  c1981 Apr10aAdult10aAged10aCataract10aCataract Extraction10aCorneal Opacity10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aVisual Acuity1 affytche T J00aCataract surgery in the management of the late complications of lepromatous leprosy in South Korea.  a243-80 v65  aFFYTCHE19813 a<p>Clinical examination of 113 patients in South Korea with lepromatous leprosy and severe visual impairment showed that the main cause of visual loss was the combined effect of corneal and lens opacities associated with small nonreacting pupils and iris atrophy. Cataract surgery with broad iridectomy and inferior sphincterotomy offers these patients with chronic lepromatous complications the best chance of preserving vision. Eighty-one cataract operations were performed under local anaesthesia, and in 90% vision improved; in 60% this improvement was 2 Snellen's lines or more.</p>  a0007-1161