title: Extracapsular cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation in leprosy patients: visual outcome and complications.
abstract: In Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 70 eyes of 53 leprosy patients had extracapsular cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation done during a period of four years. The authors analyzed the outcome regarding restoration of vision and complications after this procedure. The visual acuity improved in 92.9% of the eyes and in 65.7% the acuity had improved by four lines or more on the Snellen chart. The post-operative complications could not be associated only to leprosy infiltration; in any case, they were not too serious and could be controlled.
authors.affiliation: Eye Clinic/Leprosy Department, Hospital São Geraldo, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Batistella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maakaroun
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: de Castro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity