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June 15, 2004 |
| Vision Health
Ozone Therapy for AMD As a person ages, eyesight often deteriorates. While this may require nothing more than wearing reading glasses, some people are faced with eye problems that are far more serious. One such condition is age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The macula, the central part of the retina, is composed of a layer of cells located at the back of the eye that functions like film in a camera. Light passes through the front parts of the eye, such as the lens and iris, which focus this light. Cells in the retina register both light and color. The macula makes possible sharp detailed vision and enhances color perception. In most cases, AMD is cause by a breakdown of light-sensitive cells in the macula. But in a small percentage of cases, AMD can be caused by blood vessels that leak within the eye. A person with AMD will have difficulty reading, driving, and even recognizing the faces of people they know well. Such loss can impinge on every area of performance. AMD can be treated by laser surgery, but only if it is caught in the first few weeks after its onset. However, some cases of AMD have been successfully treated with ozone therapy. In a study published in a 1990 issue of Panminerva Medica, 20 patients with AMD received two rounds of intravenously administered ozone. The first round lasted one month, and the other lasted six weeks, with a month in between when no treatment was given. Patients were assessed by testing for visual acuity as well as the circulation of the eye. Nine of the patients experienced an improvement in visual acuity in their vision and reported an increase in their well-being-with indicators such as appetite, sleep, mood, muscle tone, mental concentration, and work capacity also improving. Other studies have indicated that ozone can be useful in the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa, a chronic progressive disease that begins in early childhood. In this condition, cells in the retina degenerate, and the optic nerve atrophies, often resulting in a loss of vision. Ozone therapy has been found to either improve this condition or arrest the deterioration in many of the individuals treated.
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