TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Blindness
KW - Chronic Disease
KW - Dexamethasone
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Leprosy, lepromatous
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Phenylephrine
KW - Uveitis, Anterior
AU - Espiritu C G
AU - Gelber R
AU - Ostler H B
AB - <p>Chronic low grade anterior uveitis is the commonest cause of blindness in leprosy. It is usually asymptomatic until the late stages, and often patients seek help only after irreversible visual impairment has occurred. We present herewith several cases of this entity to emphasise the insidious nature of the disease, the extent of ocular damage it can cause, and the importance of early detection and treatment.</p>
BT - The British journal of ophthalmology
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2036343?dopt=Abstract
DA - 1991 May
DO - 10.1136/bjo.75.5.273
IS - 5
J2 - Br J Ophthalmol
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Chronic low grade anterior uveitis is the commonest cause of blindness in leprosy. It is usually asymptomatic until the late stages, and often patients seek help only after irreversible visual impairment has occurred. We present herewith several cases of this entity to emphasise the insidious nature of the disease, the extent of ocular damage it can cause, and the importance of early detection and treatment.</p>
PY - 1991
SP - 273
EP - 5
T2 - The British journal of ophthalmology
TI - Chronic anterior uveitis in leprosy: an insidious cause of blindness.
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1042353/pdf/brjopthal00567-0018.pdf
VL - 75
SN - 0007-1161
ER -