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Eye Manifestations , Leprosy/complications , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Leprosy/therapy , Male , Middle Aged , Time FactorsABSTRACT
This study covers 654 patients of leprosy who were predominatly of non-lepromatous type. Detailed examination of eyes has been done and ocular manifestations noted. Ocular manifestations with a bearing on status of treatment, extent of disease and duration of disease have been studied. The salient changes include sluggish corneal reflex, loss of eyebrows, madarosis and nodules on eyebrows. Patients suffering for 4 years and more manifested damage to iris, cornea and lens. the article stresses the importance of routine examinations of eyes (including slit lamp examination) at the beginning of therapy and periodical check-up thereafter. It also emphasizes that the non lepromatous patients also exhibit eye changes to a sizeable degree, through not to the same extent as lepromatous variety.
