01018nas a2200253 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001700065653001100082653001100093653001200104653000900116653001600125653001000141100001300151700001100164700001000175245011900185300000900304490000800313520042900321022001400750 1981 d c1981 Jan10aAdult10aEye diseases10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNepal1 aBrandt F1 aKist P1 aWos J00a[Ocular findings in leprosy: results of a survey in the Green Pastures Leprosy Hospital, Nepal (author's transl)]. a55-80 v1783 a
One hundred and seventy leprous patients underwent ophthalmic examination; of those with tuberculoid leprosy, 49.3% had ocular pathology; in patients with lepromatous leprosy the corresponding figure was 61.4%. 4.7 percent of all eyes examined were blind. Early chemotherapy prevents further complications in tuberculoid leprosy, but not in ;the lepromatous type. The results are compared with those of other authors.
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