Cataract Surgery in Leprosy Patients 1

Abstract

Blind patients from three leprosy centres in South Korea were examined and 44 underwent cataract surgery. The ocular findings in these cases are recorded and the surgical techniques adopted are described. The early visual results demonstrate that the majority of these unfortunate individuals can be benefited by this simple form of cataract surgery, especially as avoidance of the late crippling complications of leprosy depend to a large extent on the patient's own visual surveillance of the anaesthetic areas of the body.