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<journal-id>1560-4381</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Correo Científico Médico]]></journal-title>
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<issn>1560-4381</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Ciencias Médicas de Holguín]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1560-43812019000401276</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Efectividad de la ozonoterapia en la degeneración macular asociada a la edad (seca). Centro Oftalmológico. Holguín]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Effectiveness of the ozonoterapia in the macular correlated degeneration the age (dry). Ophthalmological Center. Holguín]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Estrabao Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sandra Y]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Esp]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aguilera Palacio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gustavo R]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Águedo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniuby]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Trujillo Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yamila]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Lucía Íñiguez Landín  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Holguín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Holguín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>23</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>1276</fpage>
<lpage>1292</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1560-43812019000401276&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1560-43812019000401276&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1560-43812019000401276&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la degeneración macular se reconoce como la causa más importante grave e irreversible de pérdida de la visión en los países desarrollados.  Objetivo:  evaluar el efecto de la ozonoterapia en el tratamiento de la degeneración macular asociada a la edad (seca), en los pacientes con agudeza visual de 0,5 o mayor que esta.  Método:  se realizó un estudio de intervención terapéutica en 30 pacientes con diagnóstico de degeneración macular relacionada con la edad (seca), 1ro de julio al 30 de diciembre del 2018, atendidos en el Centro Oftalmológico del Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Lucía Íñiguez Landín, de Holguín, Cuba. Se dividió la muestra en dos grupos uno estudio y otro control, permitiendo comparar ambos tratamientos y llegar a conclusiones.  Resultados:  el grupo de edades más afectada fue de 70-79 años de edad, la piel blanca, el sexo masculino (66,7%). La agudeza visual a los seis meses después del tratamiento con ozono el 80% alcanzó la unidad de visión, el campo visual predominó la afectación leve 60% en los tratados con ozonoterapia y la sensibilidad retiniana a no presentar daño alguno 14% del grupo de ozonoterapia, permaneció con lesiones severas 6% del grupo con vitaminoterapia.  Conclusiones:  el tratamiento con ozonoterapia parece ser efectivo en el tratamiento de la degeneración macular asociada a la edad (seca) en esta primera etapa.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: macular degeneration is recognized as the most important serious and irreversible cause of vision loss in developed countries.  Objective: to evaluate the effect of ozone therapy in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (dry), in patients with visual acuity of 0.5 or greater than this.  Method: a therapeutic intervention study was conducted in 30 patients diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (dry), from July 1 to December 30, 2018, treated at the Ophthalmological Center of the Lucía Íñiguez Landín Surgical Clinical Hospital, Holguín, Cuba. The sample was divided into two groups, one study and another control, allowing both treatments to be compared and conclusions reached.  Results:  the most affected age group was 70-79 years old, white skin, male sex (66.7%). Visual acuity at six months after treatment with ozone 80% reached the unit of vision, the visual field predominated the mild involvement 60% in those treated with ozone therapy and retinal sensitivity to not present any damage 14% of the ozone therapy group, remained with severe lesions 6% of the group with vitamin therapy.  Conclusions: treatment with ozone therapy seems to be effective in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (dry) in this first stage.]]></p></abstract>
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