01370nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653000900055653001300064653002200077653001100099653002400110653001200134653002400146653003200170653001200202653001800214100001100232245010300243300001000346490000700356520073900363022001401102       1996                            d  c1996 Nov10aAged10aCataract10aFollow-Up Studies10aHumans10aLenses, Intraocular10aleprosy10aPhacoemulsification10aPostoperative Complications10aUveitis10aVisual Acuity1 aJoko S00a[Phacoemulsification-aspiration technique with intraocular lens implantation in leprosy patients].  a170-30 v653 a<p>The author analyzed the results of cataract surgery performed in 25 eyes of 22 leprosy patients. All the eyes were treated by phacoemulsification-aspiration technique with intraocular lens implantation. The subjects consisted of 15 eyes of 14 leprosy patients with past history of uveitis and 10 eyes of 8 leprosy patients without uveitis. The mean follow-up time after surgery was 20 months and 23 months, respectively. In 93% of eyes with uveitis and 90% of eyes without uveitis, the postoperative vision improved by 2 lines or more. Postoperative complications were higher among patients with uveitis (93%) compared with patients without uveitis (40%). But no serious complications were encountered in patients with uveitis.</p>  a1342-3681