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Vitrectomy, membrane peel- ICG dye
My retina specialist wishes to use ICG dye during my Vitrectomy Membrane peel this Thursday. Does anyone have any thoughts on whether or not this ICG dye has toxic effects on the retina cells ???
Our research found that it does have toxic effects, but I don't know if I should cancel the surgery because of that.
Any advice would be appreciated. I don't want to risk future problems with something that is toxic and not common practice. Thanks.
Our research found that it does have toxic effects, but I don't know if I should cancel the surgery because of that.
Any advice would be appreciated. I don't want to risk future problems with something that is toxic and not common practice. Thanks.
There is information about this issue in the archives of this website. Type "icg dye" in the search engine (top center of this page) to locate the thread from kgw1117.
You could also enter "ICG dye toxic to retina" in any of the major search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc.) to locate dozens of professional papers about this topic.
You could also enter "ICG dye toxic to retina" in any of the major search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc.) to locate dozens of professional papers about this topic.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Some doctors use dye and some do not. Toxicity is not a problem is used correctly.
Dr. O.
Dr. O.
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