Overview

Chromovitrectomy is a novel approach to visualize the vitreous or retinal surface during vitreoretinal surgery. In recent years, the widely used indocyanine green (ICG) has made the surgical maneuver of inner limiting membrane peeling tremendously safer and efficient. Also, numerous dyes have been applied in experimental settings with promising or devastating results. This volume highlights the major clinical and experimental results of currently used novel vital dyes. The first chapters describe the transparent structure of the vitreous body and summarize historical considerations to visualize its structure by optical coherence tomography, dye injections or autologous cells during surgery and for diagnostic purposes. The following contributions describe the advantages and disadvantages of ICG during vitreoretinal surgery and experimental applications. Alternative approaches by recently approved vital dyes such as trypan blue, patent blue and brilliant blue are evaluated in the subsequent chapters. Finally the last few chapters give an outlook on novel vital dyes, which are currently under evaluation, as well as alternative enzymatic approaches to remove the vitreous from the retinal surface. Being a timely update this publication will be indispensable reading for vitreoretinal surgeons and ophthalmic researchers.

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Author:   C.H. Meyer ,  F. Bandello ,  F. Bandello
Publisher:   S Karger AG
Imprint:   S Karger AG
Volume:   42
Dimensions:   Width: 19.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 26.20cm
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9783805585514

ISBN 10:   3805585519
Pages:   164
Publication Date:   17 June 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors; Preface: Meyer, C.H.; A Vitrectomy Is Done, When the Vitreous Is Gone! A Tribute to Prof. Peter Kroll: Meyer, C.H.; To See the Invisible: The Quest of Imaging Vitreous: Sebag, J.; Historical Aspects and Evolution of the Application of Vital Dyes in Vitreoretinal Surgery and Chromovitrectomy: Rodrigues, E.B.; Penha, F.M.; Furlani, B.; Meyer, C.H.; Maia, M.; Farah, M.E.; Three Simple Approaches to Visualize the Transparent Vitreous Cortex during Vitreoretinal Surgery: Schmidt, J.C.; Chofflet, J.; Horle, S.; Mennel, S.; Meyer, C.H.; Safety Parameters for Indocyanine Green in Vitreoretinal Surgery: Grisanti, S.; Altvater, A.; Tatar, O.; Peters, S.; Toxicity of Indocyanine Green in Vitreoretinal Surgery: Gandorfer, A.; Haritoglou, C.; Kampik, A.; Biomechanical Changes of the Internal Limiting Membrane after Indocyanine Green Staining: Wollensak, G.; Current Concepts of Trypan Blue in Chromovitrectomy: Farah, M.E.; Maia, M.; Furlani, B.; Bottos, J.; Meyer, C.H.; Lima, V.; Penha, F.M.; Costa, E.F.; Rodrigues, E.B.; Trityl Dyes Patent Blue V and Brilliant Blue G - Clinical Relevance and in vitro Analysis of the Function of the Outer Blood-Retinal Barrier: Mennel, S.; Meyer, C.H.; Schmidt, J.; Kaempf, S.; Thumann, G.; Brilliant Blue in Vitreoretinal Surgery: Enaida, H.; Ishibashi, T.; Vital Staining and Retinal Detachment Surgery: Jackson, T.L.; An Experimental Approach towards Novel Dyes for Intraocular Surgery: Haritoglou, C.; Schuttauf, F.; Gandorfer, A.; Thaler, S.; Experimental Evaluation of Microplasmin - An Alternative to Vital Dyes: Gandorfer, A.; Author Index; Subject Index.

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