EXPERIMENTAL MODEL TO EVALUATE THE BENEFITS OF LUTEIN TO PREVENT RETINAL PHOTOTOXICITY DURING PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY SURGERY USING XENON SOURCE LIGHT ILLUMINATION IN RABBITS

Experimental model to evaluate the benefits of lutein to prevent retinal phototoxicity during pars plana vitrectomy surgery using xenon source light illumination in rabbits

Abstract Background To evaluate the benefits of lutein in preventing retinal phototoxicity generated by xenon light sources during vitreoretinal surgery.Methods A prospective cross-sectional study in pigmented rabbit eyes exposed to different vitreoretinal surgery lighting simulations.Twenty Dutch-belted rabbits were divided into two groups exposed

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Trans-scleral cyclophotocoagulation: a tale of two probes

To compare the histological effects of trans-scleral cyclophotocoagulation (TCP) performed with two different probes, the G-probe (IRIDEX Medical Instruments, Mountain View, CA, USA) and the Ciliprobe (Katalyst Surgical, Chesterfield, MO, USA).TCP was performed on two human cadaver eyes from the same corpse.The vertical meridian was marked and oppo

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