EFECTS OF OZONE IN PATIENTS WITH RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA.

Y. Mapolon, M. Palma1, E. Resio, M. Rodríguez, E. Dyce1, C. Harrys, J. C. Pina1. Retinitis Pigmentosa Center, Camagüey, Cuba. 1Dr. Eduardo Agramonte Pina Children Hospital, Camagüey, Cuba.

he effects of ozone in 50 patients with retinitis pigmentosa was evaluated in the Retinitis Pigmentosa Center, Camagüey, Cuba. The patients suffer of photophobia, photopsia and reduce vision on dark places. Considering that the patients with remission of two symptoms of the disease after the ozone treatment is considered as signs improvement, in this case all of them after the 7th and 8th ozone application didn't present photophobia and phototopsia, increasing also the quality of their vision (by means of improvement in the visual acuity and visual field). In spite of, after 6 month the appearance of signs and symptoms in all the patients took place. It is considered that the results are important and very useful as alternative in patients that not admit the surgery, repeating it twice a year.