Unmasking Hansen’s disease through an ophthalmologist’s eye

Ahluwalia, Navjot Singh; Choudhary, Priyanka; Shakya, Rakesh; Revankar, Aishwari

doi:10.4103/ijo.ijo_2157_21

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“…They usually resemble a necklace or the beads of a rosary. [2] These are around 0.3 to 1.0 mm in diameter, dull yellow in colour, asymptomatic, and are mostly found around pupillary margins. These bacilli are likely to get lodged in the anterior segment of the eye, as this is the coolest part of the eye.…”

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“…In the current issue of Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, authors have described a classic case of Hansen’s disease with ocular involvement. [ 1 ]…”

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Commentary: Ocular lesions in leprosy – Should we forget?

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Pradhan

2022

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

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Patterns of ocular morbidity among patients attending leprosy clinic, Siliguri, West Bengal

Lakra,

Tirkey

2024

Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology

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Purpose: To estimate the prevalence and pattern of ocular morbidity among patients attending the leprosy clinic in Siliguri, West Bengal, and identify the risk factors associated with it, if any. Methods: It was a clinic-based observational study with a cross-sectional design conducted at Leprosy Clinic, Siliguri, West Bengal among leprosy patients for 1 year from August 2022 to July 2023. Leprosy patients who had completed multi-drug therapy and consented to the study were enrolled. Convenience sampling was performed and the sample size was 117. After a detailed ophthalmic evaluation, the socio-demographic profile of participants and their ocular morbidities were documented and analyzed. A Chi-square test was performed to identify the factors associated with leprosy complications. P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Overall ocular morbidity for any eye observed was 58.1%. Major findings were cataract (35.9%), aphakia (11.1%), diminished corneal sensation (7.7%), lagophthalmos (7.7%), mild corneal opacity (5.2%), chronic iritis (3.4%), and impaired lid closure (2.6%). Ectropion was present in 2.6% bilaterally. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for blindness, 11.1% of patients were blind in both eyes. Ocular complications were significantly associated with the respondent’s age, duration of disease, classification of disease, and decreased vision. Conclusions: The present study shows a significant rate of ocular complications and blindness among leprosy patients. Lid abnormalities, corneal abnormalities, and cataracts were the commonly encountered ocular morbidities among treated leprosy patients.

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Unmasking Hansen’s disease through an ophthalmologist’s eye

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Commentary: Ocular lesions in leprosy – Should we forget?

Patterns of ocular morbidity among patients attending leprosy clinic, Siliguri, West Bengal

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