Modified 30 G needle trypan blue staining technique under air for a uniform and consistent anterior capsule staining.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:To describe a trypan blue dye staining technique under air, a modification of the previously described 30 G needle under-air technique. DESIGN:This is a prospective, randomized study of 1,000 eyes of 952 patients undergoing phacoemulsification in a private practice setting from January 2015 to August 2016. Three variants as a modification of the previously known 30 G needle technique are described. In our technique, after injecting one drop of the dye under air, the needle is kept in the anterior chamber (AC) for 15 seconds. In the second variation, along with the additional hold time, 0.05 mL air is injected prior to dye injection to deepen the AC in eyes with shallow ACs or in cases with increased posterior pressure. The third variation is the selective painting approach in which

SUBMITTER: Om Parkash R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5608478 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature