There are various stains which are basically used in diagnosing various ophthalmic conditions, out of which most commonly used stains are Fluorescein Rose bengal Methylene blue In past, we used to have these stains in liquid form and it was very important that they had to be autoclaved each time when they were being used otherwise. Un autoclaved use of these stains would cause eye infection these days we have disposable sterilized fluorescent strips.
They are put in the lower conjunctival fornix uses are as follows Detecting any corneal abrasions and ulcers Detection of corneal f body Assesment of atency of lacrimal passages Leaking wounds in cataract surgery Contact lens fitting hard Corneal surgery Applanation tonometry FFA we also have special strips for schemers test for assessment of dry eye syndrome Share your views.
