Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe an effective surgical technique to visualize an obscured leading edge of a capsulorhexis.
DESIGN: Prospective, interventional case series.
METHODS: In six eyes of six patients in which the capsulorhexis was started but could no longer be seen during surgery, the anterior chamber was irrigated to remove all viscoelastic, and 0.3-ml trypan blue 0.06% was applied onto the anterior lens capsule to stain and visualize the leading edge of the capsulorhexis.
RESULTS: In all patients, the leading edge of the capsulorhexis was quickly visualized by using the dye. No adverse reactions were observed up to 1 year after surgery.
CONCLUSION: Trypan blue staining of the anterior lens capsule is an effective and apparently safe technique to "find" a "lost" capsulorhexis during surgery.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 271-2 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | American Journal of Ophthalmology |
Volume | 134 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2002 |
Keywords
- Capsulorhexis/methods
- Coloring Agents
- Humans
- Lens Capsule, Crystalline/surgery
- Phacoemulsification
- Prospective Studies
- Staining and Labeling/methods
- Trypan Blue