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[Staining the lens capsule with trypan blue for visualizing capsulorhexis in surgery of mature cataracts]
G R Melles1, P W de Waard, J H Pameijer
1Kornea-Abteilung der Augenklinik Rotterdam, LM, Rotterdam.
Klinische Monatsblatter Fur Augenheilkunde
|January 19, 2000
Abstract
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.