Enhanced documentation of slit-lamp images of the human vitreous stained with fluorescein sodium.
OBJECTIVE
To develop a new method to document the slit-lamp image of the vitreous body as stained with fluorescein sodium.


METHODS
The system consists of a Goldmann-type slit-lamp biomicroscope, a highly sensitive monochromatic charge-coupled device camera, and a video attachment for real-time observation and recording. As a standard procedure, observation of the vitreous was conducted 60 minutes after intravenous administration of 500 mg of fluorescein sodium. This method was applied to 19 eyes with various eye diseases.


RESULTS
Fine details of the vitreous were observed in all of the eyes. Posterior vitreous detachment could be recorded in 5 of the 19 eyes examined. Vitreoschisis and large lacunae were documented in 11 eyes.


CONCLUSIONS
This method promises to be of value in detecting early age-related and pathological changes of the vitreous such as posterior vitreous detachment and vitreoschisis in clinics.
Mori
Keisuke
K
Department of Ophthalmology, Saitama Medical School, Iruma, Saitama, Japan.
Yoneya
Shin
S
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D003287:Contrast Media; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D019793:Fluorescein; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010781:Photography / Q000379:methods; D011817:Rabbits; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology*
D003287:Contrast Media; D019793:Fluorescein