Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 1991  |  Volume : 39  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 59--61

Conjunctival microbial flora in leprosy


SP Garg, VK Kalra, Lalit Verma 
 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110 029, India

Correspondence Address:
S P Garg
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110 029
India

Conjunctival sacs of seventy one leprosy patients, paramedical and medical personnel working in a leprosy home were cultured. None of these eyes had any pathology in the outer eye. Surprisingly, 46.2% of the eyes which showed a positive culture carried accepted pathogens; Staphylococcus aureus being the commonest. Determining the preoperative bacterial flora and their elimination before undertaking intraocular surgery is recommended.


How to cite this article:
Garg S P, Kalra V K, Verma L. Conjunctival microbial flora in leprosy.Indian J Ophthalmol 1991;39:59-61


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Garg S P, Kalra V K, Verma L. Conjunctival microbial flora in leprosy. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 1991 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];39:59-61
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