phacoemulsificationaspiration technique with intraocular lens implantation in leprosy patients the author analyzed the results of cataract surgery performed in 25 eyes of 22 leprosy patients all the eyes were treated by phacoemulsificationaspiration technique with intraocular lens implantation the subjects consisted of 15 eyes of 14 leprosy patients with past history of uveitis and 10 eyes of 8 leprosy patients without uveitis the mean followup time after surgery was 20 months and 23 months respectively in 93 of eyes with uveitis and 90 of eyes without uveitis the postoperative vision improved by 2 lines or more postoperative complications were higher among patients with uveitis 93 compared with patients without uveitis 40 but no serious complications were encountered in patients with uveitis