title: [Ocular findings in leprosy: results of a survey in the Green Pastures Leprosy Hospital, Nepal (author's transl)].
abstract: One hundred and seventy leprous patients underwent ophthalmic examination; of those with tuberculoid leprosy, 49.3% had ocular pathology; in patients with lepromatous leprosy the corresponding figure was 61.4%. 4.7 percent of all eyes examined were blind. Early chemotherapy prevents further complications in tuberculoid leprosy, but not in ;the lepromatous type. The results are compared with those of other authors.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal
vernacular_title: Augenbefunde bei Lepra. Ergebnisse einer Studie im Green-Pastures-Leprosy-Hospital Pokhara/Nepal.