Corneal staining during cataract surgery: Natural course, ASOCT features, and preventive measures

• Main Authors: Chinnappaiah Nandini, Himanshu Matalia, Lubna Zameer, Jyoti Matalia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
• Subjects: Anterior segment optical coherence tomography; corneal staining; trypan blue
• Online Access: http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2019;volume=67;issue=4;spage=557;epage=559;aulast=Nandini

We report the natural course of the accidental injection of trypan blue into the corneal stroma while performing a routine cataract surgery by a resident during a training session. The corneal staining resolved with conservative medical treatment over 7 weeks. This case describes the anterior segment optical coherence tomography (ASOCT) features of corneal staining. It emphasizes on the relatively benign nature of this dye and the follow-up course. Causes that may be responsible for this untoward complication are highlighted with the necessary preventive measures that need to be taken care are also discussed.