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  • Title: The incidence of lagophthalmus and posterior synechiae of the iris during chemotherapy of leprosy (morbus Hansen).
    Author: Brandt F, Kalthoff PG.
    Journal: Tropenmed Parasitol; 1983 Jun; 34(2):75-8. PubMed ID: 6879708.
    Abstract:
    In the Green-Pastures-Leprosy-Hospital in Pikhara/Nepal 340 outpatients with leprosy were examined to evaluate the incidence of lagophthalmus and posterior synechiae of the iris. Patients who had already received chemotherapeutical treatment during the first 5 years following the onset of the disease developed fewer cases of lagophthalmus in both types of leprosy than patients who remained untreated for longer than 5 years. A comparable positive influence of early chemotherapy on the incidence of posterior synechiae of the iris could not be proven. The possible causes were discussed.
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