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[Phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation in leprosy patients: case control study]

Rodrigo José Nunes Dias¹, Mônica Jeha Maakaroun, Aldemar Vilela de Castro

¹Hospital Governador Israel Pinheiro, Instituto da Previdencia dos Servidores do Estado de Minas Gerais, Rua Paracatu 860, CEP 30180-090 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. rnunesdias@hotmail.com

Arquivos Brasileiros De Oftalmologia

|August 29, 2006

Abstract

Purpose:

To check the complications of cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation in leprosy patients by the phacoemulsification technique, and to compare these results, with a control group.

Methods:

The used method was a case control study, where 31 eyes from leprosy patients were submitted to cataract surgery, from June 1999 to January 2003, called Case Group. On the other hand, 31 eyes of healthy patients were selected for the Control Group. The comparison between the groups was performed using Fisher's exact test. The used program was EPI INFO 6.04.

Results:

Sphincter tear was the only postoperative complication higher in the leprosy group (p=0.024). The other alterations did not show statistic differences (p>0.05). Visual acuity improvement was the same in both groups.

Conclusions:

This study showed that the visual acuity and complications after cataract surgery with intraocular lens are the same in leprosy patients and healthy ones.

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