Kayıkçıoğlu Ö.R.Mayalı H.Doğruya S.Alp Ş.Yılmazlar A.A.Kurt E.2024-07-222024-07-22202021498709http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/13803During phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation surgery, the trypan blue dye used to stain the anterior capsule passed into vitreous cavity and stained the anterior capsule and anterior vitreous in 6 patients. There was history of trauma in 2 patients, uveitis in 1 patient, mature cataract in 1 patient, and no risk factors in the other patients. IOL was implanted in-the-bag without problem in 5 patients. In the patient with iris and zonular defects due to trauma, a sutured IOL was implanted in the same session. The migration of trypan blue into the vitreous cavity through damaged or intact lens zonules is a rare but important complication that makes subsequent surgical steps substantially more difficult. © 2020 by Turkish Ophthalmological Association Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology, published by Galenos Publishing House.EnglishAll Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open AccessAdultAgedCataract ExtractionColoring AgentsFemaleHumansIntraoperative PeriodMaleMiddle AgedStaining and LabelingTrypan BlueVisual AcuityVitreous Bodypilocarpinetrypan bluecoloring agenttrypan blueadultagedanterior vitreousArticlebest corrected visual acuitycapsulorhexiscataractcataract extractionclinical articlefemalehumanhuman tissueinjuryintraocular pressureirislaparotomymaleophthalmoscopyphacoemulsificationpostoperative complicationprospective studypseudoexfoliationrisk assessmentrisk factorslit lamp microscopystaintrypan blue stainingvisual acuityvitreous bodycase reportcataract extractiondiagnostic imagingintraoperative periodmiddle agedproceduresstainingvisual acuityvitreous bodyArticle10.4274/tjo.galenos.2020.94580