Garg, S PKalra, V KVerma, LMahajan, V M1990-01-012009-05-281990-01-012009-05-281990-01-01Garg SP, Kalra VK, Verma L, Mahajan VM. Conjunctival microbial flora in leprosy. Indian Journal of Leprosy. 1990 Jan-Mar; 62(1): 39-44http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/55105Conjunctival sacs of seventy-one leprosy patients, paramedical and medical personnel working in a Leprosy Home were cultured. None of these eyes had any pathology of the outer eye. Surprisingly, 46.2% of the culturally positive eyes carried accepted pathogens, Staphylococcus aureus being the commonest. Determining the preoperative bacterial flora and their elimination before undertaking intraocular surgery is recommended.engBacteria --isolation & purificationConjunctiva --microbiologyHumansLeprosy --microbiologyStaphylococcus aureus --isolation & purificationJournal Article