RESUMO
Findings in 350 cases of ocular leprosy are tabulated. Blindness due to leprosy is common in the United States. Twenty-nine per cent of the patients were blind or nearly blind in one eye or in both eyes, and 91 per cent had ocular involvement in some form or other by the disease. Mexicans are not so susceptible to ocular leprosy. Glaucoma is uncommon. Protection of the leprous eye in some form or other is an important prophylactic measure. There are "immune" protected areas on the adnexa. Xanthelasma is common on the adnexa. Lesions in the retina, optic nerve and lens are rare. The cornea is the most vulnerable ocular tissue and is probable invaded through the blood stream primarily. Quinine bisulfate ointment and thyroxin administered locally give fair results in clearing the corneal infiltrates. Ethylmorphine hydrochloride chaumogra oil are of no avail. Protein shock gives good results in the treatment of the acute lesions. The leprous eye, while not being responsive to intraocular surgical treatment, still is not prone to postoperative infection