01815nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653001400054653001300068653001300081653001400094653001200108653000900120653001200129653001800141653001100159653000800170653001400178653002000192653001500212653001400227653001600241653001800257100001500275700001500290245007000305856015300375300001200528490000700540050001600547520090200563       2007                            d  c2007///10aTreatment10aPatients10aPakistan10aMorbidity10aMethods10aMale10aleprosy10aLeishmaniasis10aFemale10aEye10aEducation10aEarly Diagnosis10aDisability10adiagnosis10aDeformities10aComplications1 aSoomro F R1 aPathan G M00aOcular disabilities in leprosy, Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan  uhttp://www.jpad.org.pk/January-March-2007/3.Original%20article%20Ocular%20disabilities%20in%20leprosy,%20Larkana%20District,%20Sindh,%20Pakistan.pdf  a11 - 130 v17  aSOOMRO 20073 aBackground: Eye involvement is a common cause of disability and morbidity in leprosy patients. During the Leishmaniasis survey in the mountainous belt, leprosy patients were also checked for different eye complications. Objectives: The purpose of this survey was to find out the frequency and severity of ophthalmic disabilities and deformities associated with leprosy in Larkana district. Patients and methods: The disabilities and deformities noted were graded according to WHO criteria (1982) as grade I, II and III. Results: Eye complications were seen in 43.4% of leprosy patients. There were 71% males and 29% females. Both eyes were affected. Grade I disabilities were more frequent. Conclusion: Eye complications are quite common in leprosy patients of Larkana region. Patients' education, early diagnosis and treatment and continuous surveillance are mandatory to reduce this high figure.