01348nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002100055653001100076653001200087653002200099653001600121100001700137700001500154245007700169856005900246300001000305490000700315050003200322520075000354022001401104       1995                            d  c1995 Sep10aCorneal Diseases10aHumans10aleprosy10aPatient Selection10aVision, Low1 aCourtright P1 aLewallen S00aCurrent concepts in the surgical management of lagophthalmos in leprosy.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1995/v66n3/pdf/v66n3a05.pdf  a220-30 v66  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Existing data suggest that, at a minimum, 2% of paucibacillary patients and 5% of multibacillary patients have lagophthalmos; at least 290,000 people worldwide have leprosy-related lagophthalmos. Surgical intervention is the only method for correcting lagophthalmos; effectiveness of the different procedures commonly used has not been measured. Results from a survey of eye care providers revealed that surgeons in Asia used a wide range of different techniques for the correction of lagophthalmos while almost all of the surgeons in Africa used tarsorrhaphy. There is a need to evaluate surgical outcome of these techniques and to develop guidelines to assist in increasing the number of surgeries for lagophthalmos in leprosy patients.</p>  a0305-7518