Vital dyes have advanced diagnosis and surgical technique in various specialties, including
oncology, gastroenterology, and ophthalmology. In ocular surgery vital dyes are widely used …

This review aims to give to the reader an overview selectively oriented on safety and efficacy
of surgery, providing concise and direct answers about crucial questions of trainees and …

PURPOSE: To compare methods of removing epiretinal membranes (ERM) and evaluate
the usefulness of the double brilliant blue G (BBG) staining and double-peeling method …

Purpose To characterize the biophysical properties of an artificial vitreous body substitute
(VBS), which consists of a biocompatible, cross-linked, hyaluronic acid (HA)-based …

Background This study introduces a novel porcine model to examine the histopathological
and electrophysiological consequences of retinotoxicity exerted by dyes commonly used for …

Purpose To assess the selectivity of brilliant blue G (BBG) staining by analysing the
morphological components of unstained and stained tissue obtained during epiretinal …

We read with interest the article by Schumann et al, 1 who have reported the ultrastructural
analyses of internal limiting membrane (ILM) specimens after staining with new dye Brilliant …

Vital dyes have advanced diagnosis and surgical technique in various specialties, including
oncology, gastroenterology and ophthalmology. Intra-operative and diagnostic dyes are …

Vital dyes are used to help visualise the retinal surface during macular surgery, however,
they have been associated with phototoxicity. This literature synthesis and collation of post …

Indocyanine green (ICG) and brilliant blue G (BBG) are commonly used vital dyes to remove
internal limiting membrane (ILM) in vitreoretinal surgery. The vital dyes have shown cytotoxic …