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Year : 1989 | Volume
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Ocular findings in the inmates of a leprosy rehabilitation centre
Desai Sanjiv, Desai Rajiv, NC Desai, Lohiya Shoba, K Kumar
School of Eye Health Appraisal Programme, TheTarabai Desai Eye Hospital, E-22, Shastri Nagar, Jodhpur-342 001., India
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Desai Sanjiv School of Eye Health Appraisal Programme, TheTarabai Desai Eye Hospital, E-22, Shastri Nagar, Jodhpur-342 001. India
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PMID: 2583793
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This study is aimed at presenting the profile of ocular lesions observed in the inmates of a leprosy rehabilitation centre. Corneal involvement was found to be the highest (52.7%), followed by lesions of the eyebrows (47.3%) and eyelids (30.9%), uveal tract involvement (18.1%) and chronic conjunctivitis (1.8%). |
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