| Clinical Results of IOL Implantation After Cataract Extraction for Complicated Cataract in Lepromatous Leprosy Patient. |
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Hyun Joon Park, Chun Sik Kim, Ho Sung Lee |
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Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Taegu Catholic Universily, Taegu, Korea. |
| 나종형 나환자의 속발성백내장에 시행한 인공수정체 삽입술의 임상성적 |
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김춘식(Chun Sik Kim),박현준(Hyun Joon Park),이호성(Ho Sung Lee) |
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| Abstract |
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Primary or secondary IOL implantation after cataract extraction was performed in 41 eyes of 36 lepromatous leprosy patients, who showed negative skin test, from October 1990 to April 1992 at Chilgok Catholic Skin Clinic. Mean follow-up period was 8.3 months. Visual improvement was achieved in 39 eyes (95.1%), including 25 eyes (61.0%) of corrected vision better than 0.5. There was no serious complication induced by IOL implantation. But photophobia was complained in 18 eyes (66.7%) of 27 iridectomized eyes. We think that we may as well implant IOL after cataract extraction in lepromatous leprosy patients with complicated cataract if there is no active inflammatiQn in anterior chamber, guarded iridectomy is performed and it is possible to follow up considerably. |
| Key Words:
complicated cataract;IOL implantation;lepromatous leprosy |
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