00949nas a2200265 4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001000051653001700061653001100078653001100089653001900100653001200119653000900131653001000140653001900150653002100169100001300190700001400203245008000217300001000297490000800307520035400315022001400669 1981 d c198110aAdult10aEye diseases10aFemale10aHumans10aLeper Colonies10aleprosy10aMale10aNepal10aOphthalmoscopy10aVision Disorders1 aBrandt F1 aMalla O K00aOcular findings in leprous patients. A report of a survey in Malunga/Nepal. a27-340 v2173 a

A total of 116 patients in Nepal with advanced leprosy were examined in an ophthalmological survey. All patients were older than 20 years and none had suffered from leprosy for less than 10 years. Abnormal ocular findings occurred in 69.8% of all patients and 9.3% of the eyes were blind. The results are compared with those of other authors.

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