Results of refractive surgery in Villa Clara

Authors

  • María Elena Guillén 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:

corneal surgery, laser, treatment outcome

Abstract

Objective: to describe the results of refractive surgery in Villa Clara province. Method: 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 error. Results: a total of 111 eyes were operated on with LASIK and 34 with LASEK. There was a predominance of female patients 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 a visual acuity without optical correction between 0.8 and 1.0. Conclusions: the implementation of refractive surgery in Villa Clara has had encouraging results.

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Author Biographies

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

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral y 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 y II Grado en Oftalmología. Profesor Auxiliar 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. Profesor Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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Guillén Bravo ME, Rodríguez Denis F, Lima León CE. Results of refractive surgery in Villa Clara. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2012 Apr. 8 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];6(2):8-12. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/718

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2012): April-June

Section

Original Articles

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