Table 1.
clinical presentations of ocular leprosy
Extraocular | Ocular | ||
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i | Eyebrow: madarosis | i | Conjunctiva: conjunctivitis, conjunctival scarring, pterygium, crystalline clofazamine deposits (in long-term antileprosy MDT) |
ii | Eyelid: thickening, entropion, ectropion, nodules on eyelids, ptosis, lagophthalmos, decreased blinking rate | ii | Cornea: corneal nerve beading, corneal hypoesthesia, exposure keratopathy, supericial punctatekeratitis, pannus, infectious keratitis, corneal ulceration, corneal opacification, corneal scarring, keratic precipitates |
iii | Eyelash: trichiasis, madarosis | iii | Sclera: scleritis, episcleritis |
iv | Nasolacrimal apparatus: dacrocystitis | iv | Iris: iridocyclitis, thinning of iris stroma, miliary iris lepromata (iris pearls), iris atrophy |
v | Uvea: uveitis, uveal infusion, glaucoma | ||
vi | Pupil: progressive miosis, posterior synechiae | ||
vii | Lens: cataract | ||
viii | Ciliary body: low introcular pressure | ||
ix | Retina: retinal pearls, retinal detachment |