Safety Testing of Indocyanine Green and Trypan Blue Using Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Glial Cell Cultures

1 August 2004

journal article
Published by Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) in Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science

Vol. 45 (8) , 2778-2785
https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.04-0320

Abstract

Purpose. Indocyanine green (ICG) and trypan blue have been advocated as vital stains for use during macular surgery. The safety of these agents was tested using a cell culture model.

Keywords

CELL CULTURES
INDOCYANINE GREEN
SAFETY TESTING
RETINAL PIGMENT
CULTURE MODEL
MACULAR SURGERY
TRYPAN
BLUE USING