ISSN: 1300-0365
Dil: Türkçe
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The Functions Of Tear And Eyelid In Lepramatous Patients
Tamer DEMİR*, Lokman ASLAN**, Ülkü ÇELİKER***, Turgut YILMAZ****, Orhan AYDEMİR**
* Yrd.Doç.Dr., Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları AD,** Arş.Gör.Dr., Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları AD,*** Doç.Dr., Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları AD,**** Uz.Dr., Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları AD, ELAZIĞ
Object: We evaluated the lepramatous patients for the abnormalities of eyelid, tear functions and its effects on the corneal scar.
Methods: Sixty-one eyes of thirty-one lepramatous patients who had been treated in Elazıg Leprosy Hospital were included to study. The patients were evaluated in regard to age, gender, duration of disease, systemic findings, madarosis, entropion, ectropion, lagophthalmus, trichiasis, nasolacrimal channel obstruction, Schirmer test, floresein break-up time and the corneal scar.
Results: The most frequent eyelid deformites in leprosy patients were madarosis (56.45%), lagophthalmus (56.45%) and ectropium (53.22%). There was not a significant association between corneal scar and the function tests of tear (p>0.05). It was observed that increased lagophthalmus incidance associated with duration of illness (p<0.01). Entropion and ectropion were seen in old ages frequently (P<0.01).
Conclusion: Although there were many eyelid deformities in leprosy, madarosis, lagophthalmus and ectropion were most frequent deformities. There wasn't a significant association between corneal scar and the tear functions for the lepramatous patients.Keywords: Leprosy, Eyelid deformity,
Tear functionsTurkiye Klinikleri J Ophthalmol 2000, 9:116-121
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