"Fluorescein" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A phthalic indicator dye that appears yellow-green in normal tear film and bright green in a more alkaline medium, such as the aqueous humor, and is used therapeutically as a diagnostic aid in corneal injuries and corneal trauma. It has been approved by FDA for use in externally applied drugs and cosmetics. (From Merck Index, 12th ed; American Medical Association Drug Evaluations; 1995, p2275)
| Descriptor ID |
D019793
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.847.885.347.390 D03.494.953.275.390 D04.615.885.347.390
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| Concept/Terms |
Diofluor- Diofluor
- Dioptic Brand of Fluorescein Sodium
Disodium Fluorescein- Disodium Fluorescein
- Fluorescein, Disodium
- Uranine
- Fluorescein Disodium Salt
- Disodium Salt, Fluorescein
Fluorescein Sodium- Fluorescein Sodium
- Sodium, Fluorescein
- Sodium Fluorescein
- Fluorescein, Sodium
Fluorescite- Fluorescite
- Colircusi Fluoresceina
- Fluoresceina, Colircusi
- Alcon Brand of Fluorescein Sodium
Fluorets- Fluorets
- Novartis Brand of Fluorescein Sodium
- Minims Fluoresceine
- Fluoresceine, Minims
- Cahill May Roberts Brand of Fluorescein Sodium
- Fluorescéine sodique Faure
Ful-Glo- Ful-Glo
- Ful Glo
- Sola-Barnes-Hind Brand of Fluorescein Sodium
- Sola Barnes Hind Brand of Fluorescein Sodium
- Allergan Brand of Fluorescein Sodium
Minims Stains- Minims Stains
- Smith & Nephew Brand of Fluorescein Sodium
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