Daisaku Kimura

High-pressure water jets are commonly used for cleaning the windows of buildings and automobiles, as well as during heavy demolition work (ie, the dismantling of building structures). 1,2 Ocular trauma caused by the direct exposure to high-pressure water jets often exhibits the appearance of blunt ocular trauma.

Previous studies have reported that although methylrosaniline chloride (MRC), also known as “gentian violet,” was once used to treat Candida and as a skin disinfectant, its use in the clinical setting has diminished due to the development of antibiotic drugs.1,2 In recent years, MRC has reportedly been used for marking skin during surgery and for staining lesions in endoscopy;3,4 however, it is rarely used for intraocular surgery.