01419nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001400065653001100079653002100090653001100111653001600122653000900138653001400147653001200161653002500173653001700198653002200215100001900237700001400256700001300270245012100283856008400404300001000488490000700498520058600505022001401091       1991                            d  c1991 Feb10aAdult10aBlindness10aCornea10aCorneal Diseases10aHumans10aHypesthesia10aIris10aKeratitis10aleprosy10aPhysical Stimulation10aTime Factors10aUveitis, Anterior1 aKaraçorlu M A1 aCakiner T1 aSaylan T00aCorneal sensitivity and correlations between decreased sensitivity and anterior segment pathology in ocular leprosy.  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC504128/pdf/brjopthal00062-0053.pdf  a117-90 v753 a<p>Leprosy is one of the leading causes of corneal hyposensitivity. In this article the corneal sensitivity of 143 leprosy patients was examined, and correlations between corneal hyposensitivity and anterior segment pathology were detected. Twenty four healthy volunteers were examined as controls. Various degrees of corneal loss of sensitivity were found in 46.2% of leprosy patients. Lagophthalmos, chronic lepromatous granulomatous uveitis, iris atrophy, and social blindness were found 4.5-16.6 times more frequently in eyes which developed severe corneal hyposensitivity.</p>  a0007-1161