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<journal-meta>
<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>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0864-21762021000100004</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Comparación de las características de la córnea entre individuos chinos y cubanos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Comparison between corneal features of Chinese and Cuban subjects]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Silvia M.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Du]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lu]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Benítez Merino]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María del Carmen]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Parra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Zaadia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carmen M]]></surname>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología "Ramón Pando Ferrer"  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>34</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0864-21762021000100004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0864-21762021000100004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0864-21762021000100004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivo:  Comparar las características de la córnea entre individuos chinos y cubanos adultos sanos.  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo, transversal, en 120 ojos de individuos sanos (60 chinos y 60 cubanos), entre 18 y 29 años de edad, entre septiembre del año 2016 y diciembre de 2017 en el Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología "Ramón Pando Ferrer". Se evaluó la edad, el sexo, la queratometría, la paquimetría y las características del endotelio corneal.  Resultados: Predominó el sexo femenino (53,3 % en los cubanos y 66,6 % en los chinos). La edad promedio fue de 24,4 años en ambos grupos. La queratometría promedio resultó mayor en el grupo de estudio de cubanos, con un valor de 44,7 y 44,6 dioptrías en ambos ojos, respectivamente. El espesor corneal fue de 607,3-629,9 en los cubanos y de 575,4-607,2 en los chinos. El coeficiente de variación, la desviación estándar y la densidad celular se diferenciaron mínimamente en ambos ojos para ambas nacionalidades, y resultaron superiores en los ojos izquierdos con un coeficiente de 32,0 (±11,0) en los chinos. La desviación estándar promedio fue de 112,0 (± 36,5) en ambos grupos y en el ojo derecho la densidad celular fue 2 857,1 (± 240,0 cél/mm2) en los chinos y 2 760,0 (± 367,2) en los cubanos. El average de los cubanos estuvo entre 369,0 y 380, y para los chinos entre 352,4 y 358,4 en los ojos derecho e izquierdo.  Conclusiones:  Existen diferencias significativas en los valores queratométricos. El espesor corneal resulta discretamente más reducido en los chinos. El coeficiente de variación, la densidad celular, el average y la desviación estándar no presentan diferencias estadísticamente significativas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objective:  Compare the corneal features of Chinese and Cuban healthy adult subjects.  Methods:  A cross-sectional observational descriptive study was conducted of 120 eyes of healthy 18-29 year old individuals (60 Chinese and 60 Cuban) from September 2016 to December 2017 at Ramón Pando Ferrer Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology. The variables analyzed were sex, keratometry, pachymetry and characteristics of the corneal endothelium.  Results: Female sex prevailed (53.3% among Cuban and 66.6% among Chinese subjects). Mean age was 24.4 years in both groups. Mean keratometry was higher in the Cuban group, with values of 44.7 and 44.6 diopters for both eyes, respectively. Corneal thickness was 607.3-629.9 among Cuban and 575.4-607.2 among Chinese subjects. Variation coefficient, standard deviation and cell density were minimally different between the two eyes in both groups, and were higher in left eyes of Chinese subjects with a coefficient of 32.0 (±11.0). Mean standard deviation was 112.0 (± 36.5) in both groups, whereas right eye cell density was 2 857.1 (± 240.0 cell/mm2) among Chinese and 2 760.0 (± 367.2) among Cuban subjects. Average between right and left eyes ranged from 369.0 to 380 for the Cubans and from 352.4 to 358.4 for the Chinese.  Conclusions:  Significant differences were found between keratometric values. Corneal thickness was slightly lower among Chinese subjects. Variation coefficient, cell density, average and standard deviation did not show any statistically significant differences.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Corneal endothelium]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[thickness]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[keratometry]]></kwd>
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