title: Intravitreal sodium fluorescein enhances visualization of clear vitreous during vitreous surgery for macular hole: a safety and efficacy study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the safety and efficacy of sodium fluorescein (NaFl) as an aid for clear vitreous vitrectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 50 consecutive cases of macular hole surgery, NaFl 0.6% prepared from 20% injectable dye was injected into the vitreous cavity after core vitrectomy so as to stain the clear formed vitreous.
  
  
  RESULTS
  NaFl stained the peripheral uncut clear vitreous green and improved the visualization for a safe and complete vitrectomy. No complications associated with the dye injection were noted.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  NaFl 0.6% can safely be used in the vitreous cavity for easy identification of clear uncut vitreous gel for clear vitreous vitrectomy. This enhances expeditious excision of this tissue.
authors.affiliation: LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India. tpd@lvpei.org
authors.forename: Taraprasad
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Vasumathy
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vedantham
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D019793:Fluorescein; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000601:surgery*; D012449:Safety; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019793:Fluorescein