01900nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653000900069653002200078653002500100653001300125653001100138653001100149653003300160653003500193653001200228653000900240653001600249653002400265653003200289653001800321100001300339700001700352700001400369245010200383300001000485490000700495050001400502520102000516022001401536       2006                            d  c2006 May-Jun10aAdult10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aCase-Control Studies10aCataract10aFemale10aHumans10aIntraoperative Complications10aLens Implantation, Intraocular10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPhacoemulsification10aPostoperative Complications10aVisual Acuity1 aDias RJN1 aMaakaroun MJ1 aCastro AV00a[Phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation in leprosy patients: case control study].  a345-80 v69  aDIAS 20063 a<p><b>PURPOSE: </b>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.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>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.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>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.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>This study showed that the visual acuity and complications after cataract surgery with intraocular lens are the same in leprosy patients and healthy ones.</p>  a0004-2749