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Br J Ophthalmol 84:817-821 doi:10.1136/bjo.84.8.817
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    • Clinical science

Progression of eye disease in “cured” leprosy patients: implications for understanding the pathophysiology of ocular disease and for addressing eyecare needs

Table 6

Causes of incident visual impairment and blindness

Cataract or uncorrected aphakia
No (%) 		Cornea or other
No (%)
Better eye
Incident blind 13 (86.7) 2 (13.3)
Incident visually impaired 28 (80.0) 7 (20.0)
Worse eye
Incident blind 21 (80.8) 5 (19.2)
Incident visually impaired 18 (43.9) 23 (56.1)

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