Background: Visualisation of the lymphatic system is a challenging task. Recently, an indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescent lymphography system was developed for visualising the lymphatic vessels. ICG emits energy in the near-infrared region between 840 and 850 nm when it is bound to protein in the tissue. Aim: To use ICG fluorescent lymphography to identify locations of the lymphatic vessel for ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the selectivity and strength of intraoperative trypan blue staining during removal of epiretinal membranes (ERMs) and the internal limiting membrane. METHODS Based on intraoperative videos, 51 consecutive chromovitrectomies in 51 patients with macular holes, macular pucker, vitreomacular traction syndromes, or persistent macular edema were retrospectively studied. Fifteen ...

PURPOSE To analyze indocyanine green (ICG) angiographic findings of chorioretinal folds. METHODS Eight patients (9 eyes) in whom chorioretinal folds had been diagnosed were enrolled in this study. Color photography, fluorescein angiography (FA) and ICG angiography (IA) were performed. RESULTS Indocyanine green angiography demonstrated choroidal venous congestion and a filling delay of the c...

Objectives: Indocyanine green angiography is a useful intraoperative tool to assess flap survivability that has been successfully applied in many areas of reconstructive surgery. Herein, we describe the first application of indocyanine green angiography in assessing the viability of a supraclavicular artery island flap (SCAIF) with the goal of demonstrating its usefulness in preventing major po...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential application of biodegradable nanoparticles (NPs) containing indocyanine green (ICG) in photodynamic therapy (PDT). METHODS Important parameters, such as particle size and external morphology, were established by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Also, drug encapsulation efficiency and in vitro r...

This is a study of 410 Yanomami indians, of both sexes and various ages living in 16 different regions iI, the Brazilian Yanomami reBel " e, submitted to dermatologic and ophthalmologic examinations with the objective of diagnosing the disea:;e onchocerciasis anh its ocular mani'estations. The resvlts show a high level of endemicity of the disease (306 patients-74.63%) and of ocular involvement...

In recent years enormous progress has been achieved in investigational procedures for uveitis. One field where these advances are most patent is imaging with the occurence of new methods such as indocyanine green angiography (ICGA), ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) to cite only the most important. This tremendous increase in precision and accuracy in the ass...

EvaGreen is a new DNA intercalating dye successfully used in quantitative real-time PCR. In the present work, we firstly apply EvaGreen to the analysis of dsDNA by CE with LIF detection. Comparisons of EvaGreen dye with the commonly used dyes SYBR Green I and SYBR Gold were preformed in dsDNA analysis by CE. The linear range of dsDNA using EvaGreen was slightly wider than that using SYBR Gold a...