Retina-Vitreous
2010 , Vol 18 , Num 4
Dyes Used in Visualizing of Vitreous and Membranes During Vitreoretinal Surgery
1Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göz Hastalıkları A.D., Isparta, Asist. Dr.2Isparta Devlet Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları Kliniği, Isparta, Uzm. Dr.
3Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göz Hastalıkları A.D., Isparta, Prof. Dr. With the aid of technological advances and developments in surgical means, assistant instruments which facilitate the practice of surgeon and shorten the duration of operations, come into the vitreoretinal surgery. Some of these instruments are dyes used in visualizing of vitreous and membranes. In this review, from the most widely-used dyes indocyanine green, brilliant blue, triamcinolone acetonide, trypan blue and infracyanine green will be discussed. Keywords : Brilliant blue, indocyanine green, infracyanine green, triamcinolone acetonide, trypan blue