Role of fundus fluorescein angiography in identifying the unexplained visual loss due to macular edema in peripheral retinal diseases

Abstract

: Aim of our study is to identify the peripheral retinal diseases in patients which is responsible for macular oedema causing visual loss in various age group of patients.: In this retrospective study 30 patients of macular oedema presented to our department between January 2020 to December 2021 were examined in detail. Proper history taking, BCVA, slit lamp examination, fundus examination with indirect ophthalmoscopy, fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA), OCT to quantify macular oedema and documentation done in all cases. Patients were managed with pan retinal photo coagulation, intra vitreal steroids and anti vegf were given to treat macular oedema.: BCVA, fundus examination, FFA and OCT done in all cases, most of the patients showed good outcome with anti vegf, steroid injections and pan retinal photo coagulation, but reoccurrence of macular oedema noted in few cases after one year in cases where the cause of macular edema was not detected even after FFA.: Peripheral examination of fundus is very important to diagnose these conditions, FFA has major role in studying the peripheral retina particularly in conditions where the clinical presentation is not apparent.