TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Case-Control Studies
KW - Cataract
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Intraoperative Complications
KW - Lens Implantation, Intraocular
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Phacoemulsification
KW - Postoperative Complications
KW - Visual Acuity
AU - Dias RJN
AU - Maakaroun MJ
AU - Castro AV
AB - <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>
BT - Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16936957?dopt=Abstract
CN - DIAS 2006
DA - 2006 May-Jun
DO - 10.1590/s0004-27492006000300012
IS - 3
J2 - Arq Bras Oftalmol
LA - por
N2 - <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>
PY - 2006
SP - 345
EP - 8
T2 - Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia
TI - [Phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation in leprosy patients: case control study].
VL - 69
SN - 0004-2749
ER -