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Abstract
Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is the leading cause of irreversible visual loss in the elderly people.
There are two types of macular degeneration, the nonexudative form involves atrophic and hypertrophic changes in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) underlying the central retina.
Exudative (Neovascular) age related macular degeneration is the major cause of sever and irreversible vision loss in age related macular degeneration. The neovascular disease is due to the growth of new blood vessels from the choroid in Bruch’s membrane and in the subretinal space.
In our study we have attempted to outline the importance of Fluorescein angiography in understanding the pathological changes and early detection of ARMD.
This study was carried out on patients attending the outpatient Clinic of Benha University Hospital, from February 2003 to March 2004, to select the cases of our study which were 20 cases of ARMD. This done by:
• Full opthalmological examination to exclude other causes of visual disturbances.
• Fundus Fluorescein angiography using sodium Fluorescein 10% solution.
from the results of this study we have proved the value of FA in early detection of CNV, so we recommend performing FA for those patients complaining from symptoms suggestive of macular involvement or those patients whose vision could not corrected in spite of the absence of any detectable clinical macular lesion. Also FA has a very important role in the management of CNV once clinically detected.