Trypan Blue Dye as an Adjunct to Cataract Surgery.

ABSTRACT

The current study was done to evaluate the utility and safety of Trypan Blue staining of the anterior capsule for enhancing visualization of capsulorrhexis in mature and hypermature cataracts.This study included 100 eyes of 100 patients with a unilateral mature or hypermature cataract. In all these cases 0.2ml of 0.1% Trypan blue dye was used to stain the anterior capsule in cataract surgery. In all 100 eyes the Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorrhexis (CCC) was completed. Successful cataract surgery with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation was performed in all eyes. Adverse reactions related to the dye such as raised intraocular pressure or anterior chamber inflammation was not observed in the immediate postoperative period or at the end of mean follow-up of 3 months.Trypan blue dye staining of the anterior capsule was found to be an effective and safe technique that helps in completion of Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorrhexis (CCC) in mature and hypermature cataracts.