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