Film 108842 Novel Technique for Using Trypan Blue to Stain Anterior Capsule for Cataract Surgery | ASCRS
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Film 108842 Novel Technique for Using Trypan Blue to Stain Anterior Capsule for Cataract Surgery
April 2025
Meeting: 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting
Producers: Charles Pophal, MD; Keith Walter, MD, ABO
Category: Cataract Complications
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Trypan blue can be a helpful tool to stain the anterior capsule of the lens to help perform a capsulorhexis during cataract surgery. We have utilized a novel technique to stain with trypan blue using viscoelastic to pressurize the capsule. Our technique stains the capsule a more uniform darker blue while providing anterior pressure to prevent complications like an ‘Argentinian Flag Sign’.