I see colors: using vital dyes in diagnosing ophthalmic disease.
Vital dyes have been used for over a hundred years to assist ophthalmic practitioners in diagnosing their patients' problems. Patients don't always tolerate the commercial products, usually due to the preservatives, and may need a compounded preparation. Some dyes are not commercially available, such as the brilliant blue G, and compounders who specialize in high-risk compounded sterile preparations are needed to meet these needs of the ophthalmologists. This article discusses some of these staining agents, including their properties.
Indiana University Health, Indianapolis 46202, USA. lmcelhin@iuhealth.org
Linda F
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McElhiney
D004396:Coloring Agents; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019793:Fluorescein; D006801:Humans; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes; D012395:Rose Bengal
D004396:Coloring Agents; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes; D012395:Rose Bengal; C004692:coomassie Brilliant Blue; D019793:Fluorescein