title: Capsular staining: recent developments.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This paper reviews the recent literature regarding anterior capsular staining.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Safety and efficacy of dyes used in facilitating visualization of the anterior capsule during phacoemulsification are compared. Advantages of using different techniques for injection of the dyes are discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Trypan Blue and Indocyanine Green appear to be most effective in staining the anterior capsule with the highest safety profile. Injection strategies should be aimed at reducing uncontrolled dispersion especially into the vitreous.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Osher
mesh_terms: D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005840:Gentian Violet; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*; D014343:Trypan Blue
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D014343:Trypan Blue; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D005840:Gentian Violet