Trypan blue capsular staining to "find" the leading edge of a "lost" capsulorhexis

Peter W T de Waard; Camille J Budo; Gerrit R J Melles

doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(02)01455-1

Trypan blue capsular staining to "find" the leading edge of a "lost" capsulorhexis

Peter W T de Waard, Camille J Budo, Gerrit R J Melles

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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
Pages (from-to)	271-2
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	134
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9394(02)01455-1
Publication status	Published - Aug 2002

Keywords

Capsulorhexis/methods
Coloring Agents
Humans
Lens Capsule, Crystalline/surgery
Phacoemulsification
Prospective Studies
Staining and Labeling/methods
Trypan Blue

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Trypan blue capsular staining to "find" the leading edge of a "lost" capsulorhexis

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