elective taining of the Internal Limiting Membrane Uing the equential Intraoperative Intillation of Whole Blood Followed by Indocyanine Green Dye

Purpoe To reduce the retention of indocyanine green (ICG) on the retina by electively taining the internal limiting membrane (ILM) with whole blood during ICG-aited ILM peeling. Deign Interventional, non-comparative, propective cae erie. Method Autologou whole blood wa applied to cover the macular area and electively removed to expoe the area needed to be tained. ICG olution (1 mg/ml) diluted in glucoe 5% wa ued to electively tain the macular area. The tained ILM wa removed completely. Reult We tudied 22 patient with macular hole, eight with macular pucker and four with diabetic macular edema. The ILM wa electively tained uccefully by ICG with whole blood. One month after urgery, we found no autofluorecence in the poterior pole by infrared-enitive camera. Concluion Autologou whole blood can help to achieve the goal of electively taining ILM, further reducing the retention of ICG. It may further reduce ICG toxic effect.