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Ocular Study of Hansen's Disease at Colony Hospital

SUMMARY

This study is based on the observation of 207 patients from colony hospital of Santo Angelo (Mogi das Cruzes). One hundred and ninety five (94.2%) were of the Lepromatous type and 12 (5.8%) of Tuberculoid type. Among them 147 (71%) were males and 60 (28.9%) were females. Ocular adnexa lesions observed were 89 (45.6%), in Lepromatous group. Among the lesion, madarosis of eyebrows and diminished corneal sensitivity showed the maximum incidence, 29.7% and 36.9% respectively. Unilateral blindness observed were 15.4% and bilateral blindness were 6.6% (Virchowiana).

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