2007-05-15 09:38:57 · 2 answers · asked by PRIMROSE D 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
A Water-Soluble Dye Which Fluoresces, I Used to Call it FITC (Fit-C, Flourescein Iso-Thio-Cyanate [Sp?]), Usually Labeled Antlbodies). Commonly Used In Ophthalmology, to See Corneal Abrasions (or Defects), Read Pressures (See Goldman Tonometry), Typically this is Flourescein Sodium, Under a Blue or Ultraviolet Lamp (See Wood's Lamp).
2007-05-15 10:09:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fluorescein is a yellowish coloured dye.
It goes a bright fluoro green when lit with cobalt-blue light.
It is usually used in ophthalmology or in the emergency department when doctors are looking at the front of your eye in particular because it has the property of adhering to any part of the cornea that is damaged.
It can be used to see corneal lacerations or abrasions
It can help find small corneal foreign bodies
It is used in tonometry to measure the pressure of the eyeball
It can be injected intravenously to look at the blood vessels in the back of the eye
2007-05-15 21:35:45 · answer #2 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋