TI:  Effects of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy on Age-Related Degenerative 
     Retinal Maculopathy

DT:  April 1990

AU:  Riva Sanseverino E., Meduri RA., Pizzino A., Prantera M., 
     Martini E.
     Istituto di Fisiologia Umana, Universita di Bologna, Italy.

SO:  Panminerva Medica 32(2):77-84, 1990 Apr-Jun.

AB:  The effects of oxygen-ozone therapy on 20 patients affected 
     by age-related degenerative maculopathy have been studied.  
     Visual acuity and eye fluorangiography were the parameters 
     used in order to evaluate the efficacy of the therapy.  
     Medical ozone was administered intravenously according to 
     the technique called "ozonized major autohemoinfusion", the 
     total amount of ozone ranging from 1,500 to 2,000 micrograms 
     per session for a 4 month period.  The results have 
     indicated that the majority of patients showed an 
     improvement of their ocular condition, suggesting 
     continuation of this type of investigation on a larger group 
     of people.