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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 267-270 |
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Presumed Combined Brilliant Blue G and Endolight-Induced Macular Damage following Epiretinal Membrane Removal Surgery
Ramesh Venkatesh1, Aditi Gupta1, Naresh Kumar Yadav1, Jay Chhablani2
1 Department of Retina and Vitreous, Narayana Nethralaya, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Retina and Vitreous, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Medical Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Correspondence Address:
Ramesh Venkatesh
Department of Retina and Vitreous, Narayana Nethralaya, #121/C, 1st R Block, Chord Road, Rajaji Nagar, Bengaluru - 560 010, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/joco.joco_46_22
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Purpose: To report a rare case of macular outer retinal and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) damage following brilliant blue G (BBG)-assisted epiretinal membrane (ERM) removal surgery.
Methods: Retrospective, observational case report.
Results: An 85-year-old lady presented with decreased vision in the left eye and a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/400. The right eye examination was within normal limits. The left eye had a significant cataract, and the fundus examination through the cataractous haze showed an ERM with macular pucker, which was confirmed on an optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan. A combined cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation and BBG-assisted ERM removal and internal limiting membrane peeling surgery was performed. Over the subsequent visits, a well-defined area of outer retinal and RPE alteration was identified on OCT and fundus autofluorescence without significant improvement in visual acuity. At the last follow-up visit, the visual acuity minimally improved to 20/200.
Conclusions: Macular toxicity due to repeated usage of BBG dye and high intensity focal endo-illumination may lead to poor visual outcome following ERM removal or similar macular surgeries. Adequate precautions need to be taken to prevent vision loss.
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