Ocular impairments in an impairment survey of leprosy-affected persons in Nepal.

Knuuttila, J P; van Brakel, W H; Anderson, A M

Ocular impairments in an impairment survey of leprosy-affected persons in Nepal.

Date

1998-01-23

Authors

Knuuttila, J P

van Brakel, W H

Anderson, A M

Abstract

An impairment survey was carried out in Nepal. The study subjects (n = 318) were a mixture of out-patients and patients admitted less than one month before the survey. Of the subjects, 101 were attending the hospital out-patients clinic or were admitted and the rest were examined in the field. The patients studied included those on MDT and care-after-cure cases. Ocular impairments were found in 25% of these cases. The most common ocular impairment was poor vision followed by lagophthalmos and insensitive cornea.

Citation

Knuuttila JP, van Brakel WH, Anderson AM. Ocular impairments in an impairment survey of leprosy-affected persons in Nepal. Indian Journal of Leprosy. 1998 Jan-Mar; 70(1): 93-6