Please take kseal1@xxxxxxxxxxx off of your list please... > From: sandorferenczy@xxxxxxxxx > Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 13:46:26 -0400 > Subject: [optimal] Re: Vegetable Dye > To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > I like that Chuck. > > I also let patients know that plumbers use it to find leaks > (coincidentally - and anecdotally - how the Chicago River was first > dyed green) in septic tanks, etc. In the same way, we are using it to > find leaks in their retina. > > http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/drain-tracing-dyes-8oz-227gm--9001 > > -sandor > > On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Hamm, Chuck W. > <HammC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I try to simplify the explanation as "blood has components like red cells, > > white cells and clear fluid to carry them around", a concept most know as > > basic. "The dye we use stains the clear part and is photographed with > > filtered light" and I add as an aside "sometimes plumbers use the dye > > looking for leaks or people can follow water sources in caves" And, as we > > on OPTIMAL know, "it's used to make the river green for St Patrick's day." > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > > Behalf Of sandor ferenczy > > Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 12:24 PM > > To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [optimal] Re: Vegetable Dye > > > > Over the years i have also found that simply telling patients that > > fluorescein sodium is a dye that ophthalmologists have been using since the > > early 1880s and injecting since the 1950s is enough to keep them fairly > > calm. > > > > > > -sandor > > > > On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 1:07 PM, <blutmancra@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Because it always that way since I started in this field. And the > >> patients it's a vegetable dye due to keep them calm during the test. > >> If you say the other it might make them nervous and you might get poor > >> results. > >> > >> Brian > >> > >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > >> > >> ________________________________ > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1