..., osmolarity and precipitation of indocyanine green (ICG), as well as the profile of ICG decomposition products (DPs) after laser exposure and the interaction with quenchers. Methods: ICG was diluted in water, 5% glucose (GL) or balanced salt solution (BSS) to achieve concentrations of 2.5, 1, 0.25 and 0.1 mg...

... Retinal debris Internal limiting membrane Epiretinal membrane Vital dye Brilliant blue Indocyanine green Electron microscopy Atomic force microscopy The removal of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) has become a widely accepted procedure during vitreoretinal surgery for the treatment...

...Akira Shiono; Jiro Kogo; Gerd Klose; Satoki Ueno; Hitoshi Takagi Purpose: To evaluate whether indocyanine green (ICG)-assisted internal limiting membrane peeling affects visual outcome and macular morphologic changes in spectral-domain optical coherence tomography images after macular hole (MH...

...Tobias Brockmann; Claudia Steger; Jens Dawczynski The purpose of this study was to evaluate photodynamic properties of indocyanine green (ICG), brilliant blue G (BBG) and trypan blue (TB) as currently used vital dyes for chromovitrectomy. Under consideration of intraoperative illumination...

... to the retinal cell layers after membrane peeling with vital dyes. Twenty-five patients (25 eyes) who underwent macular hole surgery were included, whereby 12 indocyanine green (ICG)- and 13 brilliant blue G (BBG)-stained ILM were analyzed using light, transmission electron and scanning electron microscopy...

...Eduardo B. Rodrigues; Carsten H. Meyer Purpose: To report a meta-analysis of the literature comparing internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling with and without indocyanine green (ICG) staining in macular hole (MH) treatment. Methods: A Pubmed search was conducted from January 1999 to June 2004...

...Hiroshi Ohguro; Ikuyo Ohguro; Futoshi Ishikawa; Yamazaki Hitoshi; Yumiko Yokoi; Mitsuru Nakazawa Purpose: To report changes in intraocular indocyanine green (ICG) concentration which was used for visualization of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) during vitreous surgery on 3 eyes of 3 patients...

...Yumi Sato; Hiroshi Tomita; Eriko Sugano; Hitomi Isago; Madoka Yoshida; Makoto Tamai Purpose: To investigate the toxicity of indocyanine green (ICG) on retinal cells using cultured retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells and the effects of intravitreous injection of ICG into rat eyes. Methods...

... enable an increase in the anatomic and functional success rates. However, recognition of fine ILM is difficult thus increasing the time that the macula is exposed to intraoperative light. Staining the ILM with indocyanine green (ICG) dye during vitrectomy facilitates recognition of the ILM and assures...

..., single-piece hydrophobic acrylic and single-piece hydrophilic acrylic) was bathed in trypan blue 0.1%, fluorescein sodium 2% and indocyanine green (ICG) 0.5% for 15 min. Digital photographs of the IOLs were obtained prior to bathing and after the 15-min bath in each dye. The same IOLs were immersed...

...Gregor Wollensak; Eberhard Spoerl; Christopher Wirbelauer; Duy-Thoai Pham Purpose: Indocyanine green (ICG) has recently been introduced to stain selectively the internal limiting membrane (ILM) of the retina for ILM peeling. The aim of the present in vitro study was to examine the effect of ICG...

...Joerg C. Schmidt; Eduardo B. Rodrigues; Carsten H. Meyer; Steffen Hoerle; Peter Kroll Purpose: Peeling of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) has improved the outcomes in vitreoretinal surgery of macular diseases. Indocyanine green (ICG) is used to stain and improve the visualization of the ILM...

... with and without the aid of indocyanine green (ICG) staining. Thirty-two consecutive patients (34 eyes) with stage 2–4 macular holes were included. ERM peeling (macular hole with ERM) or ILM peeling (macular hole without ERM), with or without the use of ICG, was used during macular hole surgery with vitrectomy...

... preretinal macular tissues were removed including the ILM after injection of indocyanine green (ICG) solution. Results: Postoperatively visual acuity improved within 3 months by at least 2 lines in 26 eyes. Neither the deterioration of the macula nor the recurrence of the ERM was observed during the entire...