FDA Collaborates To Work Against Rare Cataract Condition

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

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Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome (TASS) is a rare condition that can occur after cataract surgery. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in collaboration with other Government agencies, unveiled a program today to monitor medical devices used in cataract surgery in an effort to stem outbreaks of the rare, inflammatory condition.

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The following is true of the photograph below:
1. This particular stain stains only devitalized and dead cells and mucus.
2. This eye has been stained with 2% rose Bengal.
3. This stain pools in epithelial erosions and stains exposed basement membrane.
4. This stain may be a more sensitive indicator of early or mild cases of keratoconjuncitivitis sicca.
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