Image-processing is an advantage of heads-up surgery and expected to facilitate
ophthalmic surgeries. To evaluate image-processing quantitatively, we analyzed the
surgical images of twenty eyes that underwent vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane
(ILM) peeling assisted by Brilliant Blue G (BBG). Still images of the peeling procedure were
obtained from the surgical video, and the color difference was calculated between two
adjacent spots inside and outside the ILM-peeling contour, ie, without and with BBG …

Purpose: Simultaneous enhancement of surgical images on a digital monitor is an
advantage of heads-up surgery (HUS), but its effect has not been assessed quantitatively in
a clinical setting. We performed a case series study to evaluate the enhancement effect on
staining of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) with Brilliant blue G (BBG). Methods: Twenty
eyes of 20 cases (mean age, 64.4±8.1 years) that underwent vitrectomy with ILM peeling
were included. The following surgeries were performed to treat epiretinal membranes (10 …