Yes, there are advantages in using NIR dyes in fluorescent microscopy if low wavelength dyes do not work. We used 700 nm detection to measure intracellular ROS in cancer cells treated with reactive compounds. See this paper "Activation of EGFR by small compounds through coupling the generation of hydrogen peroxide to stable dimerization of Cu/Zn SOD1" published in Scientific Reports in 2016.

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