Borrelli Emma, Bocci Velio
Department of Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Italy.
Department of Physiology, University of Siena, Italy.
Med Hypothesis Discov Innov Ophthalmol. 2013 Summer;2(2):47-51.
The dry form of ARMD is becoming a serious problem because of the rise in the number of old individuals. No effective therapy is available in dry ARMD except for the illusory oral administration of antioxidant vitamins. Despite scepticism in the medical community, the therapeutic effect of ozonetherapy had been evaluated since 1996. This evaluation has been based on specific biochemical, molecular and pharmacological reactions. Nevertheless a number of visual scientists continue to ignore ozonetherapy conservatively and prescribe only antioxidant vitamins. Two small clinical studies involving 217 patients have been performed at the University of Siena showing that ozonetherapy can stop the progression of the disease while improving the visual acuity and the well-being of the patient. Moreover, it seems that ozonetherapy is a safe procedure and tends to have an excellent compliance.
由于老年人口数量的增加，干性年龄相关性黄斑变性（ARMD）正成为一个严重的问题。除了虚幻的口服抗氧化维生素外，干性ARMD没有有效的治疗方法。尽管医学界持怀疑态度，但自1996年以来一直在评估臭氧疗法的治疗效果。这种评估是基于特定的生化、分子和药理反应。然而，许多视觉科学家仍然保守地忽视臭氧疗法，只开抗氧化维生素。锡耶纳大学进行了两项涉及217名患者的小型临床研究，结果表明臭氧疗法可以阻止疾病的进展，同时提高患者的视力和健康状况。此外，臭氧疗法似乎是一种安全的治疗方法，而且患者的依从性往往很好。
