title: Unintentional staining of the posterior lens capsule with trypan blue dye during phacoemulsification: case report.
abstract: We report a complication related to the use of trypan blue during capsular staining of the anterior lens capsule during phacoemulsification surgery. In phacoemulsification surgery of the left eye, trypan blue was injected using an air bubble technique. Unintentionally, trypan blue was administered under high pressure, dispersing the dye through the zonules leading to staining of the posterior capsule. This caused a temporary disturbance of visual acuity during the postoperative period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Baskent University, Dadaloğlu Mh. 39.Sok. No: 6, Yüreğir-Adana, 01250, Turkey. aypelit@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aysel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pelit
mesh_terms: D019923:Capsulorhexis; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D057852:Posterior Capsule of the Lens / Q000187:drug effects*; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014343:Trypan Blue / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D014343:Trypan Blue