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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>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0864-21762020000400016</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Pseudoexfoliación ocular: un signo de alerta temprana de enfermedades sistémicas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Ocular pseudoexfoliation: an early warning signal in systemic diseases]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Velázquez Pinillos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Niurka María]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Marrero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Julia]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Emérita Iliana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tirado Garcés]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cynthia María]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario &#8220;General Calixto García&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>33</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0864-21762020000400016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0864-21762020000400016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0864-21762020000400016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El síndrome pseudoexfoliativo es una enfermedad relacionada con la edad, que afecta a la población mayor de 60 años y tiene una distribución mundial. Se caracteriza por la producción y la acumulación progresiva de un material fibrilar extracelular a nivel de las distintas estructuras del ojo, con repercusiones significativas sobre la salud ocular de los pacientes y, además, conduce a complicaciones quirúrgicas. El material pseudoexfoliativo no solo se encuentra en el globo ocular, sino en distintas partes del organismo, como el corazón, los pulmones, el cerebro y los vasos sanguíneos, por lo que algunos estudios sugieren la relación de este síndrome con ciertas afecciones cardíacas. Se presenta un paciente de 74 años de edad, negro, con antecedentes de hipertensión arterial, que se ingresa por pérdida brusca de la visión de ambos ojos, acompañado de dolor. Al examen oftalmológico, después del tratamiento hipotensor, se constató material pseudoexfolitivo y cristalino subluxado a cámara vítrea. Se diagnosticó glaucoma pseudoexfoliativo, disfunción asintomática del miocardio, hiperlipidemia, ateroma en la aorta abdominal e hipoacusia neurosensorial severa. Existen estudios que sugieren relación del síndrome pseudoexfoliativo con ciertas enfermedades y factores de riegos vasculares con alto impacto en la morbimortalidad a nivel mundial.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is an aging-related disease of worldwide distribution affecting people aged over 60 years. It is characterized by progressive production and accumulation of extracellular fibrillar material in the different structures of the eye, with significant impacts on the patients' ocular health. It may also lead to surgical complications. Pseudoexfoliative material is not only found in the eyeball, but also in various parts of the body, such as the heart, the lungs, the brain and blood vessels, this being the reason why some studies suggest a relationship to certain heart conditions. A case is presented of a male black 74-year-old patient with a history of arterial hypertension, admitted due to sudden vision loss in both eyes, accompanied by pain. The ophthalmological examination performed after hypotensive treatment confirmed the presence of pseudoexfoliative material and crystalline subluxated to the vitreous chamber. The diagnosis was pseudoexfoliation glaucoma, asymptomatic myocardial dysfunction, hyperlipidemia, abdominal aorta atheroma and severe neurosensory hypoacusis. Some studies suggest a relationship between pseudoexfoliation syndrome and certain vascular diseases and risk factors with a high impact on worldwide morbidity and mortality.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Pseudoexfoliación ocular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[enfermedades sistémicas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[glaucoma secundario]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ocular pseudoexfoliation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[systemic diseases]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[secondary glaucoma]]></kwd>
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