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SIDE‐EFFECTS OF VITAL STAINING WITH TETRAZOLIUM‐ALCIAN BLUE
Author(s) -
NORN M. S.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1973.tb03792.x
Subject(s) - staining , vital stain , connective tissue , conjunctiva , formazan , cornea , pathology , medicine , anatomy , chemistry , ophthalmology , biochemistry
Vital staining of cornea and conjunctiva with a mixture of tetrazolium and alcian blue effected a permanent green colouring of connective tissue or precipitation of red crystals in 0.6 %> of 1,828 eyes. This colouring subsided in the course of weeks or months. Tattooing can be avoided by omitting vital staining with tetrazolium‐alcian blue in eyes with connective tissue left uncovered by epithelium (from corrosion or deep keratitis, or resulting immediately after removal of sutures or during operation).