Ethan asked "...has anyone tried illuminating Fluorescein-laden breast milk with 500 nm light ?**** ** ** You could try doing this for milk expressed at certain intervals after IVFA, to try and get a ballpark for the safety margin." Sounds like a Scientific Session study to me! Cynthia On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 4:41 AM, Ethan Priel <prieleye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > ** ** > > Paula, has anyone tried illuminating Fluorescein-laden breast milk with > 500 nm light ?**** > > ** ** > > You could try doing this for milk expressed at certain intervals after > IVFA, to try and get a ballpark for the safety margin.**** > > ** ** > > Just sayin',**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Ethan **** > > ** ** > > *From:* optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > *On Behalf Of *Paula Morris > *Sent:* 22 October, 2013 23:09 > > *To:* optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [optimal] Re: nursing and FA**** > > ** ** > > 12 to 18 hours is probably all. How old is the infant and does it have a > healthy weight for its age?**** > > ** ** > > Your pt should express after the FSA, and discard that milk. To be safe, > she could discard the next, but after that, there should be little > Fluorescein in the breast milk. **** > > ** ** > > We have done FSA procedures before on infants that are premature – small > amounts of Fluorescein shouldn’t have a big impact on a baby – unless they > have serious allergy issues.**** > > ** ** > > And of course, a hospitalized infant should not be exposed to light > therapy for at least 12 hours after significant exposure to fluorescein.** > ** > > ** ** > > We have followed this procedure for years and have not heard of any > negative repercussions.**** > > ** ** > > Paula**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] > *On Behalf Of *Darrin Landry, CRA, OCT-C > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 22, 2013 3:00 PM > *To:* optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [optimal] nursing and FA**** > > ** ** > > As my grandaughter is graduating high school this year, it has been a long > time since I've had to deal with nursing infants. **** > > Having said that, we have a severe PDR patient who is nursing, and really > needs a fluorescein (per MD).**** > > Does anyone have a protocol for how long the infant should not be nursed > after the angiogram? The plan is to have the patient pump and stock up, but > for how many days?**** > > Any help is appreciated!!!**** > > **** > > Darrin**** > > *Darrin Landry, CRA, OCT-C***** > > Consultant > Bryson Taylor Inc. > Ophthalmic Consultants and Training > www.brysontaylor.com > phone 207-838-0961 > www.brysontaylorpublishing.com **** > -- Cynthia VandenHoven Hospital for Sick Children Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences 416-813-6523 cynthia.vandenhoven@xxxxxxxxxxx cynthia.vandenhoven@xxxxxxxxx