Results of refractive surgery in the province of Villa Clara

Authors

  • María Elena Guillen Bravo Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Francisco Rodríguez Denis Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Carlos Eddy Lima León Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

refractive surgical procedures, treatment outcome

Abstract

A descriptive prospective and longitudinal study was conducted in a total of 145 eyes of patients who were seen at the doctor’s office in order to be operated on for a refractive defect. A total of 111 eyes were operated on with LASIK and 34 with LASEK + MC. There was a predominance of females between 20 and 29 years of age. The most common refractive error was compound myopic astigmatism. The visual results to the present are significant because the patients have achieved an uncorrected visual acuity between 20/25 and 20/20. The most common complication found was superficial punctate keratitis. In the case of LASEK, mitomycin C was used in patients with high myopia, and haze has been prevented, thus improving the quality of life of these patients.

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Author Biographies

María Elena Guillen Bravo, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Oftalmología. Profesora Instructora de la Universidad  de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Francisco Rodríguez Denis, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Oftalmología. Profesor Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Carlos Eddy Lima León, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grado en Oftalmología. Máster en Enfermedades Infecciosas. Profesor Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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Guillen Bravo ME, Rodríguez Denis F, Lima León CE. Results of refractive surgery in the province of Villa Clara. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2011 Jul. 1 [cited 2025 Jun. 29];5(3):79. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/639

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2011): July-Septembre. Special Issue of Hospital Scientifics Event

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Abstracts

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