Uso de azul tripano a 0,025% para corar a cápsula anterior em catarata sem reflexo

Purpose: To describe the use of anterior capsule staining in cataracts without red reflex using a 0.025% trypan blue solution. Methods: Six eyes of 6 patients with cataracts without red reflex were submitted to phacoemulsification using a direct injection of 0.2 to 0.5 ml of 0.025% trypan blue in the anterior chamber previous to viscoelastic injection. All patients had an ophthalmologic examination prior to surgery, as well as pre and postoperative corneal endothelial cell count. Results: In all cases the capsule became stained with a faint blue color that enabled an adequate visibility of the...

• Assuntos:

  • Catarata
  • Extração de catarata
  • Cápsula do cristalino
  • cristalino
  • Corantes
  • Azul tripano
  • Capsulotomia