Cataract surgery with modified Blumenthal technique

Authors

  • Bienvenido Bello Medina Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Iris de la Caridad de Armas Molerio Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Carlos Eddy Lima León Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Rolando Guerra Iglesias
  • Freddy Castillo Guerra Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Jesús Yasoda Endo Milán Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

cataract extraction/methods

Abstract

The development of ophthalmology in Cuba in recent years has prompted the introduction of new surgical techniques for the treatment of cataracts, some of them are modified from others seeking to improve their results and introduce concepts to optimize them. This work was intended to determine the results of extracapsular lens extraction by the modified Blumenthal technique. An observational, descriptive, prospective cross-sectional study was conducted. The universe consisted of all patients (eyes) diagnosed with presenile and senile cataract who were surgically treated with this surgical technique in the Eye Center of the State of Lara, Venezuela, in the period from March 2006 to June 2010. The sample was formed by a simple random sample of 3 280 patients. Most of them were over 60 years of age and there was a similar behavior in both sexes. The white skin patients predominated, most were retired ones, and a preoperative visual acuity of counting fingers. There were few complications: the most common were posterior capsule rupture, vitreous loss and hyphema.

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Author Biographies

Bienvenido Bello Medina, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

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

Iris de la Caridad de Armas Molerio, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Máster en Medicina Natural y Tradicional. 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”.

Rolando Guerra Iglesias

Especialista de I Grado en Oftalmología

Freddy Castillo Guerra, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

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

Jesús Yasoda Endo Milán, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grado en Medicina General Integral. Máster en Educación Médica. Máster en Atención Integral al Niño. Profesor Instructor de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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Bello Medina B, de Armas Molerio I de la C, Lima León CE, Guerra Iglesias R, Castillo Guerra F, Endo Milán JY. Cataract surgery with modified Blumenthal technique. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2012 Feb. 24 [cited 2025 Jun. 25];6(1):12-9. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/703

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2012): Special Supplement on Surgery

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