Staining composition for staining an ophthalmic membrane
View Patent ↗A staining composition for staining an ophthalmic membrane when performing the ophthalmic membrane removal, wherein the staining composition comprises a Brilliant Blue G (BBG) derivative as a primary component.
1. A method for staining and removing an ophthalmic membrane comprising:
preparing a staining composition, the staining composition comprising a Brilliant Blue G (BBG), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of BBG or a hydrate of BBG, as a primary component;
staining the ophthalmic membrane by using a predetermined concentration of the staining composition; and
peeling the stained membrane.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined concentration of the staining composition is in the range of 0.1 mg/ml to 10 mg/ml of BBG, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of BBG or a hydrate of BBG.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined concentration of the staining composition is in the range of 0.1 mg/ml to 1.0 mg/ml of BBG, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of BBG or a hydrate of BBG.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined concentration of the staining composition is in the range of 0.1 mg/ml to 0.25 mg/ml of BBG, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of BBG or a hydrate of BBG.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ophthalmic membrane is an internal limiting membrane (ILM).
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ophthalmic membrane is an anterior capsule.