The prevalence of disabling ocular complications of leprosy: a global study.
Indian J Lepr
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1998 Jan-Mar; 70(1): 49-59
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em Inglês
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| ID: sea-54290
ABSTRACT
A world-wide study on the ocular complications of leprosy has been carried out over the past ten years. The data from 4772 patients, designed to give baseline information for a five-year incidence study, have been analysed. Blindness due to leprosy was seen in 3.2% of the sample and 7.1% had Grade 2 visual disability. The causes of visual impairment in the disease are discussed and it is emphasized that a high proportion of these are preventable, particularly through the early use of multidrug therapy. The active participation of ophthalmologists in the management of the disease is still required since many of the blinding complications respond well to surgery.
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos da Visão
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Organização Mundial da Saúde
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Catarata
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Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Acuidade Visual
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Infecções Oculares Bacterianas
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Aged80
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Lepr
Assunto da revista:
Tropical Medicine
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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