01452nas a2200385   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653001600084653000900100653001400109653001000123653002100133653001700154653003000171653001100201653001100212653001100223653001200234653000900246653001600255653001000271653003300281653002100314100001800335700001800353700001700371245008500388300000900473490000700482050003200489520053100521022001401052       1998                            d  c1998 Jan-Mar10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAge Factors10aAged10aBlindness10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aEye diseases10aEye Infections, Bacterial10aFemale10aHumans10aInfant10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNepal10aOutpatient Clinics, Hospital10aVision Disorders1 aKnuuttila J P1 avan Brakel WH1 aAnderson A M00aOcular impairments in an impairment survey of leprosy-affected persons in Nepal.  a93-60 v70  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>An impairment survey was carried out in Nepal. The study subjects (n = 318) were a mixture of out-patients and patients admitted less than one month before the survey. Of the subjects, 101 were attending the hospital out-patients clinic or were admitted and the rest were examined in the field. The patients studied included those on MDT and care-after-cure cases. Ocular impairments were found in 25% of these cases. The most common ocular impairment was poor vision followed by lagophthalmos and insensitive cornea.</p>
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