Sergio Bonafonte Royo, specialist in Ophthalmology and director of the Bonafonte Ophthalmological Center of Spain, visited this Wednesday the Provincial Center of Retinitis Pigmentosa “Orfilio Pelaez” of Holguin to hold an exchange of experiences on therapeutic and surgical procedures with workers and patients of this health care center.
According to the Master of Science Iliana Pupo Herrera, sociologist of the referred health institution, “the exchange took place thanks to a coordination of the Casa de Iberoamérica cultural center.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Aliuska Fernández Mora, head of the Retinitis Pigmentosa Chair and Surina Sera Velázquez, head of the Provincial Ophthalmology Group; Enma Cruz Martínez, head of the ward and Bárbara Martínez Pupo, specialist of Casa de Iberoamérica and one of the permanent advisors of the community of people with the condition of albinism in Cuba.”
Regarding the value of this moment and the experiences shared with the specialist in Ophthalmology from the city of Barcelona, Pupo Herrera explained that Dr. Bonafonte provided ways of doing that contribute to improve the quality of life and health of patients with retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and associated syndromes.
Bonafonte Royo was thrilled with the work of the institution, recognizing that, to his knowledge, it is the only one specialized in the care of patients with retinitis pigmentosa and albinism.
The “Orfilio Peláez” Retinitis Pigmentosa Provincial Center is an entity subordinated to the Lucía Íñiguez Landín Surgical Clinical Hospital, which has a capacity of 12 beds and for 30 years has been providing highly professional comprehensive medical care, diagnosis and treatment to patients with this pathology and other retinal dystrophies, as well as to deaf-blind people and, recently, to people with albinism.
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