CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT MACULAR EDEMA
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CENTRAL SEROUS RETINOPATHY
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BRANCH RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION
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FFA is most commonly used in diabetic retinopathy, ARMD, Choroiditis, Chorioretinitis, Central Serous Retinopathy, Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion, Central Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinal Tumors, Macular Edema, Clinically Significant Macular Edema and Cystoid Macular Edema. Also when we are not sure whether there are new vessels or not or there are certain lesions in retina, which are not easily picked up by the naked eye then FFA helps us to pickup those lesions very easily. It also becomes a permanent record and we can use these photographs to compare the patient's progression, regression and the treatment response. Repeat FFA can be compared to see the changes over a period of time.

Since the dye is injected, history of any allergy in the past is important. Though it is extremely rare, some patients while undergoing angiogram may have nausea or vomiting or some kind of pain in the hand, but these are very simple side effects without any long-term adverse effects. The serious reactions are extremely rare. Patient would have yellow colored discoloration of urine for about a day or so because the dye is excreted by kidney in the urine.

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