02016nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653002100065653002700086653002000113653001100133653001100144653001600155653001200171653000900183653002000192653002500212100001900237700001400256700001300270700001200283700001300295700001300308245012100321856005900442300001000501490000700511050003200518520110200550022001401652       1991                            d  c1991 Jun10aAdult10aCorneal Diseases10aEye Protective Devices10aEyelid Diseases10aFemale10aHumans10aHypesthesia10aleprosy10aMale10aMethylcellulose10aOphthalmic Solutions1 aKaraçorlu M A1 aCakiner T1 aSürel Z1 aErsoy N1 aSaylan T1 aSutlas M00aThe protective effects of methyl cellulose and conoid shields for lagophthalmos and corneal hypaesthesia in leprosy.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1991/v62n2/pdf/v62n2a12.pdf  a201-50 v62  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Lagophthalmos and corneal hypaesthesia are amongst the most frequently encountered lesions in leprosy and they can easily give rise to blindness. Many measures (such as eye drops, protective conoid shields, muscle exercises, surgical treatment etc.) have been used to protect the eyes under such circumstances and this paper examines the protective role of methyl cellulose and conoid shields in 41 patients. All of them had lagophthalmos (5 mm or more) and corneal hypaesthesia. They were divided into three groups. Group one had 15 leprosy control patients (27 eyes) who did not use methyl cellulose or eye shields. Group two had 16 leprosy patients (28 eyes) and they used methyl cellulose and eye shields when they felt discomfort in their eyes. Group three had 10 leprosy patients (17 eyes) and they used methyl cellulose and eye shields regularly. Statistically significant improvement was seen in group three. Further studies on larger groups of patients including the effects of different concentrations of methyl cellulose, on Schirmer test and tear break up time, may be of value.</p>  a0305-7518