The author analyzed the results of cataract surgery performed in 25 eyes of 22 leprosy patients. All the eyes were treated by phacoemulsification-aspiration technique with intraocular lens implantation. The subjects consisted of 15 eyes of 14 leprosy patients with past history of uveitis and 10 eyes of 8 leprosy patients without uveitis. The mean follow-up time after surgery was 20 months and 23 months, respectively. In 93% of eyes with uveitis and 90% of eyes without uveitis, the postoperative vision improved by 2 lines or more. Postoperative complications were higher among patients with uveitis (93%) compared with patients without uveitis (40%). But no serious complications were encountered in patients with uveitis.
BT - Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of leprosy : official organ of the Japanese Leprosy Association C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9050356?dopt=Abstract DA - 1996 Nov IS - 3 J2 - Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai Zasshi LA - jpn N2 -The author analyzed the results of cataract surgery performed in 25 eyes of 22 leprosy patients. All the eyes were treated by phacoemulsification-aspiration technique with intraocular lens implantation. The subjects consisted of 15 eyes of 14 leprosy patients with past history of uveitis and 10 eyes of 8 leprosy patients without uveitis. The mean follow-up time after surgery was 20 months and 23 months, respectively. In 93% of eyes with uveitis and 90% of eyes without uveitis, the postoperative vision improved by 2 lines or more. Postoperative complications were higher among patients with uveitis (93%) compared with patients without uveitis (40%). But no serious complications were encountered in patients with uveitis.
PY - 1996 SP - 170 EP - 3 T2 - Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of leprosy : official organ of the Japanese Leprosy Association TI - [Phacoemulsification-aspiration technique with intraocular lens implantation in leprosy patients]. VL - 65 SN - 1342-3681 ER -