Abstract
The prevalence of ocular lesions in patients with leprosy attending the Port Moresby General Hospital leprosy clinic was 52%. The prevalence of potentially sight threatening lesions in these patients was 12%. Their mean age was 26.3 years, and the mean estimated duration of disease was 7.2 years.
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