TY - JOUR KW - Ocular manifestations KW - Multi drug regime therapy KW - leprosy AU - Subha L AU - Ravikumar R AU - Palanimuthukumaran P M AB -

The ocular manifestations in 75 cases revealed that majority of them had brown and eyelash madarosis constituting 33%, Lagophthalmos 10.6%, exposure keratitis 9.3% and chronic dacroyocystitis 1.3%. Of the total study group, 47% of the population had no ocular manifestations, indicating the efficacy of early detection of disease and its effective control with multi drug regime therapy. A higher incidence of leprosy was recorded in male population.

BT - Research journal of medical & allied sciences IS - 2 LA - eng N2 -

The ocular manifestations in 75 cases revealed that majority of them had brown and eyelash madarosis constituting 33%, Lagophthalmos 10.6%, exposure keratitis 9.3% and chronic dacroyocystitis 1.3%. Of the total study group, 47% of the population had no ocular manifestations, indicating the efficacy of early detection of disease and its effective control with multi drug regime therapy. A higher incidence of leprosy was recorded in male population.

PY - 2017 ST - RJMAS T2 - Research journal of medical & allied sciences TI - A Clinical Study of Ocular Manifestations of Leprosy VL - 1 ER -