Blindness in Leprosy Patients of Kaduna State, Northern Nigeria
Blindness in Leprosy Patients of Kaduna State, Northern Nigeria
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尼日利亚北部卡杜纳州麻风病患者失明
DOI：
10.1177/004947559502500413
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发表时间：
1995
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影响因子：
0.6
通讯作者：
A O Malu
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作者：
K N Malu;A O Malu
我们对尼日利亚北部311名麻风病患者的眼睛进行了检查，以确定失明和视力受损的患病率，以及麻风病患者失明的原因。74只眼睛视力受损或失明。5.1%的患者双眼受累，2.9%的患者完全失明。仅麻风病就导致1.3%的患者完全失明，而其他眼部疾病导致1.6%的患者失明。暴露性角膜炎（21.3%）、角膜混浊（13.5%）和慢性葡萄膜炎（10.1%）是最常见的麻风致盲原因。初级保健和早期干预可以帮助这些患者预防失明。因此，初级眼科保健应在对麻风病人护理人员的培训中占据突出地位。
We examined the eyes of 311 leprosy patients to determine the prevalence of blindness and impaired vision, and the causes of blindness in leprosy patients in Northern Nigeria. There was impaired vision or blindness in 74 eyes. Both eyes were affected in 5.1 % of patients while 2.9% were totally blind. Leprosy alone was responsible for total blindness in 1.3% of patients, while other ocular diseases contributed to blindness in 1.6%. Exposure keratitis (21.3%), corneal opacities (13.5%) and chronic uveitis (10.1%) were the commonest leprotic cause of blindness. Primary care and early intervention could help prevent blindness in many of these patients. Primary eye care should therefore be given a prominent position in the training of carers of leprosy patients.