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<journal-id>0864-2176</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Oftalmología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Oftalmol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0864-2176</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0864-21762019000200009</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Calidad de vida y visual en pacientes operados de catarata por facoemulsificación bilateral simultánea con implante de lente intraocular]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Visual quality and quality of life among patients undergoing bilateral simultaneous phacoemulsification cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Heidy]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Raúl]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Meisy]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fundora Nieto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yanitsa]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología &#8220;Ramón Pando Ferrer&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>32</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0864-21762019000200009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0864-21762019000200009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0864-21762019000200009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivo:  Evaluar la calidad de vida y visual en pacientes operados de catarata por facoemulsificación bilateral simultánea o facoemulsificación bilateral, con implante de lente intraocular.  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio longitudinal en 762 pacientes mayores de 50 años, intervenidos quirúrgicamente en el Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología &#8220;Ramón Pando Ferrer&#8221;, del año 2014 al 2019, quienes fueron divididos en dos grupos. Se evaluó la variación de la función visual y la calidad de vida para valorar la función visual (VF-14) antes de la intervención quirúrgica y luego del mes del procedimiento quirúrgico.  Resultados:  Los pacientes se encontraron entre los grupos de edades de 61 a 80 años de edad en ambos grupos, y más del 75 % de ellos eran mujeres. Las comparaciones de las variables refractivas y la calidad de vida, según el índice de función visual VF-14, mostraron diferencias significativas entre el preoperatorio y el posoperatorio para ambos grupos (p&lt; 0,001), así como también evidentes resultados favorables posquirúrgicos. En el preoperatorio más del 80 % de las agudezas visuales corregidas eran menores de 0,7 con mejoría en el posoperatorio en más del 80 % entre 0,8 y la unidad de visión, medida por cartilla de Snellen. En relación con la calidad de vida, el 65 % refirió mala calidad en el preoperatorio, y esta mejoro a muy buena en el 80 % de ellos después de la cirugía.  Conclusiones:  Los pacientes operados de catarata por facoemulsificación bilateral simultánea presentan evidencias de mejoría en la agudeza visual, funcionabilidad y calidad de vida posoperatoria, lo cual les permite reincorporarse tempranamente a sus actividades sociales y laborales.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objective:  Evaluate the visual quality and quality of life of patients undergoing bilateral simultaneous phacoemulsification cataract surgery or sequential bilateral phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation.  Methods:  A longitudinal study was conducted of 762 patients aged over 50 years undergoing either type of surgery at Ramón Pando Ferrer Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology from 2014 to 2019. Variation in visual function and quality of life was evaluated with the Visual Function Index (VF-14) questionnaire before surgery and after one month.  Results:  In both groups, age ranged between 61 to 80 years. More than 75 % of the patients were women. Comparison of refraction variables and quality of life with the Visual Function Index (VF-14) revealed significant differences between the preoperative and the postoperative periods for both groups (p&lt; 0.001), as well as evident favorable postsurgical results. In the preoperative period more than 80 % of the corrected visual acuity values were smaller than 0.7, with improvement in the postoperative period in more than 80 % between 0.8 and the vision unit as measured with the Snellen chart. With respect to quality of life, 65 % of the patients reported bad quality in the preoperative period, which improved to very good quality in 80 % of them after surgery.  Conclusions:  Patients undergoing bilateral simultaneous phacoemulsification cataract surgery show evidence of improved postoperative visual acuity, functionality and quality of life, making possible their early reincorporation to their social and work activities.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[agudeza visual]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cataract]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[phacoemulsification]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[visual acuity]]></kwd>
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