Sign Out
Angioscopy of the retinal and iris vasculature
Adult: 500 mg (as 500 mg/5 mL solution) as a single dose via rapid inj into the antecubital vein at a rate of 1 mL per second. For highly sensitive imaging system, reduce dose to 200 mg.
Child: 7.7 mg/kg as a single dose into antecubital vein. Max: 500 mg.
Child: 7.7 mg/kg as a single dose into antecubital vein. Max: 500 mg.
Ophthalmic
Aid in the fitting of hard contact lenses, Detection of corneal lesions and foreign bodies, Diagnostic ophthalmic procedures
Adult: As 1% or 2% solution: Instill dropwise onto the affected eye(s). As a sterile strip impregnated with 0.6 or 1 mg fluorescein sodium: Apply tip to conjunctiva or formix until adequately stained.
Oral
Assessment of exocrine pancreatic function
Adult: 348.5 mg fluorescein dilaurate (equivalent to 0.5 mmol of fluorescein), given with meal. Collect urine for the next 10 hour. A control dose of 188.14 mg fluorescein Na (equivalent to 0.5 mmol of fluorescein) is given the following day under the same conditions.
