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Prevalence of ocular manifestations of Hansen's disease

SUMMARY

Ocular man ifestations of Hansen 's disease were studied in 63 patients at the Souza A raújo colony hospital in Brazil. A third of the patients had visual acu ity less than 1 0 % . Trichias is, mada rosis of t h e eyebrows a n d epiphora were the most frequent pathologies of the eyelids. Ca ta ract, corneal anesthesia and pterygium were also frequently found.

Keywords:
Hansen's disease, prevalence; Hansen's disease; Colony hospital; Ocular manifestations

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