Postoperative Results in Complicated Cataract of Leprosy Patients.
- Author:
Kyung Sub SOH
;
Young Sae KWACK
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Cataract*;
Fingers;
Follow-Up Studies;
Hand;
Humans;
Leprosy*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1970;11(2_3):15-17
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Follow-up examination was done in 28 eyes of 28 leprosy patients in So-Rok Do national leprosarium that were operated on for complicated cataract six months ago. Their visions were then hand movement or light perception. Six months later results were as follow; (1) 15 eyes have more than 0.1 of corrected vision (Table 1). (2) 9 eyes have corrected vision from finger counting to 0.05 (Table 2). (3) 1 eye has vision of hand movement and 3 eyes were blind. (Table 3).