The eye in Hansen's disease

The eye in Hansen's disease

Contributor(s):
Brand, Margaret, 1919-2014, speaker
Public Health Service Hospital at Carville, La. Training Branch, presenter.
Publication:
Carville, LA : National Hansen's Disease Center, 1984
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Leprosy -- complications
Eye Diseases -- etiology
Abstract:
Dr. Margaret Brand discusses the damaging effect of Hansen's disease on vision and eye health. She notes that the disease once routinely resulted in blindness in sufferers, particularly in certain parts of the world. Latitude and climate affect this complication significantly, as shown in a 1937 study in Japan by Dr. M. Hayashi. Dr. Brand displays images of a healthy eye and compares that with a photo of an eye with ocular leprosy. She presents diagrams of parts of the eye, labeling each and explaining how it is affected, then shows multiple facial shots of people with diseased eyes. She makes recommendations for controlling the progression of ocular leprosy.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
040 min.
Color:
Color
Credits:
Training Branch, U.S.P.H.S. Hospital presents.
Provenance:
Transfer; National Hansen's Disease Program; 20060221; 2006-01.
Technique:
Other
NLM Unique ID:
101720946 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
1053851491
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101720946