Expansion Offering Enhances and Broadens Bausch + Lomb's Surgical Portfolio with Unique and Clinically Proven Comprehensive Dye Platform
"The addition of these clinically proven intraocular dyes to our already comprehensive surgical portfolio will help surgeons enhance the visibility of targeted eye tissues, as well as identify transparent layers of the eye during vitreoretinal, corneal and cataract surgery,"1-6 said
Under the agreement,
- Vitreo Lutein for vitreous staining
- Single Lutein Blue for internal limiting membrane (ILM) staining
- Double Lutein Blue for ILM and epiretinal membrane (ERM) staining
- Phaco Lutein for anterior capsule staining
- Trypan Blue for anterior capsule staining
The unique common thread of Vitreocare intraocular dyes is lutein, a natural blue light filter. Research has shown that lutein is a safe and effective dye agent, and its antioxidant properties can further protect the retina during eye surgery.1-6 Moreover, Single Lutein Blue and Double Lutein Blue are formulated with the new high purity (>99%) molecule Pure Benzyl-Brilliant Blue (PBB®). PBB® has been specifically designed in order to improve ILM binding affinity and to avoid diffusion into retinal layers, in order to avoid potential cytotoxicity on off-target tissues.7
"We are honored and delighted to collaborate with Bausch + Lomb, one of the best known and most respected eye care companies in the world, because it will expand access of our intraocular dyes through
Alfa Instruments' surgical dyes are currently CE marked and sold in the EU, the
For more information on VitreoCare, visit www.vitreocare.com.
Founded in 2005 as a branch of Alfa Intes, an italian pharmaceutical company with more than sixty (60) years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Alfa Instruments manufactures, develops and markets specialized products for the surgical and diagnostic ophthalmic sector. The company has more than 40 years of experience in both sectors, and has grown exponentially in recent years by establishing itself as the market leader in high-tech diagnostic instruments. In 2020, with the aim of enlarging its manufacturing capabilities, the company opened a new manufacturing site in southern
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- Lutein: A New Dye for Chromovitrectomy.
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- Muller cells activation and retinal damage after macular peeling: comparison between dyes. Romano et al.
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2016 - PO 270. - Macular peeling-induced retinal damage: clinical and histopathological evaluation after using different dyes. Romano et al. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (2018) 256:1573– 1580.
- Use of Lutein and Zeaxanthin Alone or Combined with Brilliant Blue to Identify Intraocular Structures Intraoperatively. Sousa-Martins et al. Retina,
The Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases , 2012 Jul;32(7):1328-36. - Soluble Lutein in Combination with BrilliantBblue as a New Dye for Chromovitrectomy. Badaro et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2014 Jul;252(7):1071-8.
- New Brilliant Blue G Derivative as Pharmacological Tool in Retinal Surgery. Spadaro et al. Front. Pharmacol. 2020 May; 11:708.
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