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<journal-id>1029-3019</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1029-3019</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1029-30192019000100001</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Modificaciones de la función visual y calidad de vida en pacientes operados de catarata]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Modifications of the visual function and life quality in cataract operated patients]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Berthe]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Seydu]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Duperet Carvajal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Danay]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hormigó Belett]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana Margarita]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Castillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ludmila]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Alonso]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yamirka]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Hospital General Docente &#8220;Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>23</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>13</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1029-30192019000100001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1029-30192019000100001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1029-30192019000100001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal de 250 pacientes operados de catarata senil en el Centro Oftalmológico de Santiago de Cuba, desde enero de 2015 hasta febrero de 2017, para determinar la existencia de modificaciones en la función visual y calidad de vida de los afectados. Se analizaron las siguientes variables: edad, sexo, agudeza visual mejor corregida, visión de colores, sensibilidad al contraste, evaluación funcional y calidad de vida antes y después de la cirugía. Se utilizaron las frecuencias absoluta y relativa como medidas de resumen, así como las pruebas de Ji al cuadrado de independencia y homogeneidad, para identificar la asociación estadísticamente significativa. Predominaron el sexo masculino y las edades de 70 a 79 años. La función visual mejoró significativamente después de la cirugía, lo que proporcionó una mejor calidad de vida al elevar la capacidad funcional, independencia y autonomía de estos ancianos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 250 operated patients due to senile cataract was carried out in the Ophthalmological Center in Santiago de Cuba, from January, 2015 to February, 2017 to determine the existence of modifications in the visual function and life quality of those affected patients. The following variables were analyzed: age, sex, best corrected visual acuity, colors vision, sensibility to contrast, functional evaluation and life quality before and after surgery. Absolute and relative frequencies were used as summary measures, as well as Chi-squared test of independence and homogeneity, to identify the statistically significant association. The male sex and the ages from 70 to 79 years prevailed. The visual function improved significantly after the surgery, what provided a better life quality, elevating the functional capacity, independence and autonomy of these aged patients.]]></p></abstract>
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