Chromovitrectomy: an Update
Adequate visualization and identification of the posterior hyaloid, epiretinal membranes and the internal limiting membrane are of paramount importance in modern vitreoretinal surgery. “Chromovitrectomy” is a term used for describing the vital dyes use in order to stain these transparent tissues and...
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author | Hernández, Flora Alpizar-Alvarez, Natalia Wu, Lihteh |
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description | Adequate visualization and identification of the posterior hyaloid, epiretinal membranes and the internal limiting membrane are of paramount importance in modern vitreoretinal surgery. “Chromovitrectomy” is a term used for describing the vital dyes use in order to stain these transparent tissues and facilitate their manipulation during vitreous surgery. This article reviews the indications, applications and characteristics of vital dyes in vitreoretinal surgery. Various dyes are currently being used in routine clinical procedures, however the ideal staining agent has not yet been found. Any dye which is injected intravitreally has the potential to become toxic. Triamcinolone acetonide is used to highlight the vitreous and is particularly beneficial in determining the attachment of the posterior hyaloid to the underlying retina. Trypan blue stains epiretinal membranes and facilitates their complete removal. Both indocyanine green and brilliant blue G stain the internal limiting membrane properly, however concerns over indocyanine green toxicity have made surgeons switch to brillliant blue G as a safer alternative. |
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spelling | pubmed-41812092014-10-02 Chromovitrectomy: an Update Hernández, Flora Alpizar-Alvarez, Natalia Wu, Lihteh J Ophthalmic Vis Res Review Article Adequate visualization and identification of the posterior hyaloid, epiretinal membranes and the internal limiting membrane are of paramount importance in modern vitreoretinal surgery. “Chromovitrectomy” is a term used for describing the vital dyes use in order to stain these transparent tissues and facilitate their manipulation during vitreous surgery. This article reviews the indications, applications and characteristics of vital dyes in vitreoretinal surgery. Various dyes are currently being used in routine clinical procedures, however the ideal staining agent has not yet been found. Any dye which is injected intravitreally has the potential to become toxic. Triamcinolone acetonide is used to highlight the vitreous and is particularly beneficial in determining the attachment of the posterior hyaloid to the underlying retina. Trypan blue stains epiretinal membranes and facilitates their complete removal. Both indocyanine green and brilliant blue G stain the internal limiting membrane properly, however concerns over indocyanine green toxicity have made surgeons switch to brillliant blue G as a safer alternative. Ophthalmic Research Center 2014-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4181209/ /pubmed/25279128 Text en © 2014 Ophthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Hernández, Flora Alpizar-Alvarez, Natalia Wu, Lihteh Chromovitrectomy: an Update |
title | Chromovitrectomy: an Update |
title_full | Chromovitrectomy: an Update |
title_fullStr | Chromovitrectomy: an Update |
title_full_unstemmed | Chromovitrectomy: an Update |
title_short | Chromovitrectomy: an Update |
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topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4181209/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25279128 |
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