NEW LUTEIN-BASED DYES FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERY USE

The purpose of this study was to determine whether a natural dye solution based on lutein* alone or combined with Brilliant Blue (BB) or Trypan Blue (TB) stains and facilitates peeling of intraocular membranes in human eyes. Different lutein concentrations were tested alone or combined with different BB or TB, on 102 cadaveric eyes. The natural dye solution based on lutein alone or combined with BB or TB efficiently stained the anterior lens capsule (AC), vitreous, and internal limiting membrane (ILM) in human cadaveric eyes and may be a useful tool for vitreoretinal or cataract