Trypan blue stains the epiretinal membrane but not the internal limiting membrane [12]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1431-1432

  Rodrigues, E B ^a   Meyer, C H ^a   Schmidt, J C ^a   Kroll, P ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOCYANINE GREEN; TRYPAN BLUE;

BINDING AFFINITY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; GLIA CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; STAGING; STAINING; VITREORETINOPATHY;

COLORING AGENTS; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDOCYANINE GREEN; RETINA; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRYPAN BLUE;

EID: 0345305793     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.11.1431     Document Type: Letter

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