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Fluorescein angiography - Results

Alternative Names

Retinal photography; Eye angiography

Normal Values:

A normal result means the vessels appear a normal size and there are no blockages or leakages.

What abnormal results mean:

If blockage or leakage is present, the pictures will map the location for possible treatment.

An abnormal value on a fluorescein angiography may be due to:

Blood flow (circulatory) problems
Cancer
Diabetic or other retinopathy
Inflammation or edema
Macular degeneration
Microaneurysms -- enlargement of capillaries in the retina
Tumors
Swelling of the optic disc

Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:

Retinal dye injection

Reviewed last on: 8/22/2008
Paul B. Griggs, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Yanoff M, Duker JS, Augsburger JJ, et al. eds. Ophthalmology. 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2004:800-805.

Singh AD, Rundle PA, Rennie I. Retinal vascular tumors. Ophthalmol Clin North Am. 2005 Mar;18(1):167-76, x.

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