01337nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653002900051653001700080653001100097653001800108653001000126653001200136100001700148700001200165700001500177245004600192856008300238300001100321490000700332050001900339520071100358022001401069       1990                            d  c199010aCommunity health workers10aEye diseases10aHumans10aIridocyclitis10aKorea10aleprosy1 aCourtright P1 aLee H S1 aLewallen S00aTraining for primary eye care in leprosy.  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2393073/pdf/bullwho00054-0064.pdf  a347-510 v68  aCOURTRIGHT19903 a<p>Reported are the results of a primary eye care training programme for community-based leprosy control workers in the Republic of Korea. The 20-hour programme emphasized the detection and management of lagophthalmos (and its complications) and chronic iridocyclitis. Leprosy patients in four resettlement villages were examined independently by the health workers and an ophthalmologist. Agreement between the health workers and the ophthalmologist was good for the detection of most signs (lagophthalmos, acute iridocyclitis, and chronic iridocyclitis). Based on these preliminary results it is recommended that primary eye care be included as a part of the training for leprosy paramedical workers.</p>  a0042-9686