title: Visualization of conjunctival cyst by indocyanine green.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report complete removal of conjunctival cyst using indocyanine green solution to facilitate visualization.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interventional case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 71-year-old woman referred with the diagnosis of severe conjunctival chemosis of her right eye of several months' duration was found to have a large conjunctival cyst. After informed consent was obtained, surgical resection of the cyst was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Under topical anesthesia, indocyanine green solution was injected through a 27-gauge needle into the conjunctival cyst. This achieved excellent visualization of the cyst outline and facilitated complete resection. During the resection, staining of the cyst wall remained despite a small perforation in the capsule, and complete resection was achieved without difficulty.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Injection of indocyanine green solution into a conjunctival cyst may be used to facilitate visualization and aid in complete resection of the cyst wall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Ishikawa, Japan. kobaya@kenroku.kanazawau.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Akemi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saeki
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Segawa
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shirao
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D007208:Indocyanine Green