The effectiveness of ozone therapy in the treatment of herpetic uveitis

Abstract

Purpose: to study the clinical effectiveness of ozone therapy in the treatment of herpetic uveitis. Material and methods.41 patients with herpetic uveitis aged 21 to 69 (40.3 ± 11.5) years were followed. 21 patients (21 eyes) comprised the experimental group, which received traditional treatment in combination with ozone therapy, and 20 patients (20 eyes) comprised the control group who only received conventional drug therapy. Results. The resorption of choroid infiltration took 21.4 ± 0.2 days in the experimental group and 24.8 ± 0.1 days in the control group (p 0.05). The total treatment duration was, respectively 22.1 ± 0.1 and 25.9 ± 0.5 days, p < 0.05). The treatment effectiveness can be assessed as follows; in the experimental group, the recovery could be established in 19 patients (90.5 %) and condition improvement in 2 patients (9.5 %). In the control group, the recovery was noted in 14 patients (70 %) and 6 patients (30 %) showed an improvement. Conclusion. To achieve an optimal effect, patients with herpetic uveitis should be treated with ozone therapy in addition to regular antiherpetic treatment // Russian ophthalmological journal. 2017; 10 (2): 23-7. doi: 10.21516/2072-0076-2017-10-2-23-27.

Keywords

• герпетический увеит
• лечение
• озонотерапия
• herpetic uveitis
• treatment
• ozone therapy