Samenvatting
BACKGROUND: A capsulorhexis may be difficult to perform in the absence of a red fundus reflex.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: After application of 0.3 mL trypan blue 0.1%, a quick and homogeneous staining of the anterior lens capsule was obtained in 100 patients with a mature cataract, to visualize the capsulorhexis during a phacoemulsification procedure.
RESULTS: No adverse reactions related to the dye were observed up to 18 months after surgery.
CONCLUSION: Trypan blue staining of the anterior lens capsule may therefore be a safe technique to facilitate the performance of a capsulorhexis in the absence of a red fundus reflex.
Vertaalde titel van de bijdrage | Staining the lens capsule with trypan blue for visualizing capsulorhexis in surgery of mature cataracts |
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Originele taal-2 | Duits |
Pagina's (van-tot) | 342-4 |
Aantal pagina's | 3 |
Tijdschrift | Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde |
Volume | 215 |
Nummer van het tijdschrift | 6 |
DOI's | |
Status | Gepubliceerd - dec. 1999 |
Trefwoorden
- Capsulorhexis/methods
- Coloring Agents
- Humans
- Lens Capsule, Crystalline/pathology
- Postoperative Complications/etiology
- Trypan Blue