01256nas a2200385   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653001600069653000900085653001400094653001000108653003000118653001100148653001100159653001200170653000900182653001600191653001500207653001600222653002100238653002100259653001800280100001100298700001100309700000900320700001000329700001100339245007700350300001100427490000700438050003200445520037900477022001400856       1998                            d  c1998 Jan-Mar10aAdult10aAge Factors10aAged10aBlindness10aChina10aEye Infections, Bacterial10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPrevalence10aSex Factors10aVision Disorders10aVision Screening10aVisual Acuity1 aYang J1 aJian D1 aHu L1 aLiu J1 aWang K00aBlindness and low vision in leprosy patients in Sichuan Province, China.  a139-430 v70  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The acuity of vision of 2145 leprosy patients was examined. Twenty-six patients had bilateral blindness and 80 had diminution of vision bilaterally, according to WHO's standard. The vision disability rate was 4.94%. In addition, 136 patients (6.34%) had blindness or low vision involving one eye. The causes of blindness and low vision were leukoma and corneal ulcer.</p>  a0254-9395