Training for Primary Eye Care in Leprosy.
- Author:
Jae Woo KIM
1
;
Ho Sung LEE
;
Paul COUTRIGHT
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Taegu Catholic Hospital, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Health workers;
Leprosy;
Posterior synechia;
Primary eye care;
Resettlement villages
- MeSH:
Humans;
Iridocyclitis;
Leprosy*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1990;31(3):367-372
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We developed a primary eye care training programme for community-based leprosy control workers. The 20-hour training emphasized the detection and management of lagophthalmos(and its complications) and chronic iridocyclitis. Following training leprosy patients in four resettlement villages were examined independently by the health workers and ophthalmologist. The findings reveal good agreement between most signs(lagophthalmos, acute iridocyclitis, and chronic iridocyclitis). Based on these result, we recommend excluding the detection of abnormal blink pattern from future training programmes and including the detection of posterior synechia.
