Yukihiko Mitsui, Minoru Matsubara And, Mieko Kanagawa
Aug 1, 1969
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British Journal of Ophthalmology
Abstract
Fluorescein is widely used in ophthalmology for various purposes. Ehrlich (I882) observed that fluorescein introduced intravenously appeared in the aqueous humour. This phenomenon was employed for examination of the blood-aqueous barrier by Amsler (I946). Pfluger (I882) introduced a method of staining corneal erosion and ulceration by the use of fluorescein. Coons, Creech, and Jones (I 94I) introduced a method of immunofluorescent staining, which is now used in the diagnosis of ocular herpes simplex virus and adenovirus infection, and Novotny and Alvis (i 96I) introduced a method of fluorescence fundus photography, which has enabled us to study the retinal circulation, vascular disorders of the retina, and other retino-choroidal diseases. Fluorescence irido-corneal photography is a modification of fluorescence fundus photography (Mitsui and Matsubara, I968). We have found this procedure very useful in the analysis of vascularization of the cornea and iris.