[Phacoemulsification-aspiration technique with intraocular lens implantation in leprosy patients].
The author analyzed the results of cataract surgery performed in 25 eyes of 22 leprosy patients. All the eyes were treated by phacoemulsification-aspiration technique with intraocular lens implantation. The subjects consisted of 15 eyes of 14 leprosy patients with past history of uveitis and 10 eyes of 8 leprosy patients without uveitis. The mean follow-up time after surgery was 20 months and 23 months, respectively. In 93% of eyes with uveitis and 90% of eyes without uveitis, the postoperative vision improved by 2 lines or more. Postoperative complications were higher among patients with uveitis (93%) compared with patients without uveitis (40%). But no serious complications were encountered in patients with uveitis.
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Japan.
D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications; D014792:Visual Acuity