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"‫وأ ّا بنعمة ربك فح ّث‬ ‫د‬ ‫م‬ ‫صدق ال العظيم‬ ‫‪Jump to first page‬‬ HOW TO READ FA Yazan Zahran, M.D., C.V. Jump to first page ANATOMY OF THE EYE Jump to first page The retina composed of two parts : 1.neurosensory retina which composed of 9 layers The internal limiting membrane The nerve fiber layer The ganglion cell layer The inner plexiform layer The inner nuclear layer The outer plexiform layer The outer nuclear layer The rod and cone inner and outer segments The external limiting membrane 2.Retinal pigment epithelium(RPE):which composed from monolayer of cells & its functions are : • Absorption of scattered light. • Control of fluid and nutrients in the subretinal space (blood-retinal barrier function). • Visual pigment regeneration and synthesis. • Synthesis of growth factors to modulate adjacent structures. • Maintenance of retinal adhesion. • Phagocytosis and digestion of photoreceptor wastes. • Electrical homeostasis. • Regeneration and repair after injury or surgery. Blood supply:The retina receives its nutrition from two discrete circulatory systems—the retinal blood vessels and the uveal or choroidal blood vessels. Both are derived from the ophthalmic artery, which is the first branch of the internal carotid artery Jump to first page Retina POSTERIOR FUNDUS Jump to first page Jump to first page Jump to first page Choroid s s s s s The uveal tract is a thin, brown, continuous layer composed primarily of blood vessels, melanocytes, and connective tissue. From anterior to posterior, the uveal tract has three distinct subdivisions: the iris, the ciliary body, and the choroid .The iris and ciliary body are referred to as the anterior uvea. The posterior uvea is synonymous with the choroid . The choroid can be subdivided into three distinct parts from internal to external: (1) Bruch's membrane; (2) choriocapillaris; and (3) the vessel layer . The choroid, located between the retina and the sclera . Function :The choroid nourishes the outer retina and a portion of the optic nerve . Blood supply:mainly from posterior ciliary arteries Jump to first page Jump to first page Ocular Circulation  The ocular fundus has two separate vascular systems—retinal and choroidal— separated by a specialized pigmented monolayer the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE).  The choroid and its vasculature lie posterior to the RPE. The fluorescein angiographic patterns of the posterior uvea are, therefore, always partially obscured by the RPE .The degree of pigmentation and the pathologic changes in this pigmented layer markedly influence the choroidal angiographic appearance. Jump to first page Jump to first page Jump to first page ANATOMICAL BARRIERS There is two barrier in the retina: 1.Outer retinal barrier . 2.Inner retinal barrier. Jump to first page •OUTER RETINAL BARRIER Jump to first page INNER RETINAL BARRIER CHOROIDAL CAPILLARY RETINAL CAPILLARY Jump to first page •NORMAL ANGIOGRAPHIC PATTERN CHOROIDAL PHASE ARETERIAL PHASE EARLY ARTERIOVENOUS PHASE ARTERIOVENOUS PHASE RECIRCULATION PHASE LATE PHASE Jump to first page CHOROIDAL PHASE Begins 10 to 12 seconds after dye injection in young and 12 to 15 seconds after injection in older patients Early choroidal fluorescence is faint patchy and irregular called the choroidal flush. Areas of choroidal filling and nonfilling becomes more distinct called patchy choroidal filling. Jump to first page Jump to first page ARTERIAL PHASE Starts 1 to 3 seconds after choroidal fluorescence with filling of the central retinal artery. After the central retinal artery begins to fill,the dye flows into the retinal arterioles,precapillary arterioles,the capillaries ,the postcapillary venules,and finally the retinal veins. Jump to first page Jump to first page Jump to first page EARLY ARTERIOVENOUS PHASE The fluorescein dye from the smaller venules enters the vein along their walls resulting in a laminar flow of the dye in the vein. As the vascular flow is faster in the center of the vessel than on its side ,the fluorescein dye sticks to the walls of the vein :another contributing factor for laminar flow . With time the laminae along the walls of the veins become thicker . Jump to first page Jump to first page ARTERIOVENO US PHASE The dye completely fills the lumen of the vein. Perifoveal capillary network is best visualized at 20 to 25 seconds after the injection of the dye when the concentration of the dye is maximum. The fovea appears hypofluorescent because of the absence of the blood vessels in the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) and due to the blockage of the background choroidal fluorescence by the increased pigment in the tall RPE cells at the fovea. Jump to first page Jump to first page Jump to first page Recirculation PHASE & LATE PHASE Recirculation phase: begins about 30 seconds after the dye injection ,fluorescence within the vessels reduces as lower concentration of fluorescein recirculates. Late phase :retinal vessels are empty of the fluorescein dye by 10 minutes after injection,disc remains hyperfluorescent in late films due to staining . Jump to first page Jump to first page Jump to first page Jump to first page New ophthalmic residents RAWAN DUDU Jump to first page ABNORMAL ANGIOGRAPHIC PATTERN ABNORMAL ANGIOGRAPHIC PATTERN HYPOFLUORESCENCE HYPERFLUORESCENCE Jump to first page HYPOFLUORESCEN CE HYPOFLUORESCENCE BLOCKED VASCULAR FILLING DEFECT Jump to first page Blocked fluorescence Blocked fluorescence when stimulation or visualization fluorescein blocked by : Blood. Pigment. Fibrosis. Jump to first page Jump to first page Jump to first page Jump to first page Vascular filling defect Vascular filling defect: occurs when the retinal or choroidal vessels do not fill properly as in non-perfusion of Artery. Vein . Capillary. Jump to first page s A and B. Acute nonischemic central retinal vein occlusion in a 36-year-old hypertensive man. His visual acuity was 20/200. C and D. Six weeks later, he presented with eye pain, decreased vision, and neovascular glaucoma. The type of occlusion now is ischemic Jump to first page Fluorescein angiogram of acute ischemic retinal vein occlusion. Capillary nonperfusion is essentially 100%. Jump to first page E HYPERFLUORESCENC HYPERFLUORESCENCE PREINJECTION FLUORESCENCE TRANSMITTED FLUORESCENCE pooling leaking staining Jump to first page Autofluorescen ce Autofluorescence of optic nerve head drusen. A. Preinjection photograph of the optic nerve in a patient with optic nerve head drusen. Both barrier and exciter filters are in place. B. Same patient after filling of retinal vessels. Jump to first page Transmission defect )window defect) A window defect refers to the choroidal fluorescence produced by a relative decrease or absence of pigment in the RPE or an absence of RPE . The hyperfluorescence occurs early and reaches its greatest intensity with the peak of choroidal filling. Jump to first page Jump to first page Transmission defect Fenestrated sheen macular dystrophy. Fluorescein angiography reveals a large, confluent, annular RPE transmission window defect. Jump to first page A. Color photograph of geographic atrophy and drusen. B. Angiogram shows window defect type of hyperfluorescence Jump to first page Leaking Leakage of fluorescein dye is defined as hyperfluorescence of fluorescein in the extravascular space . Typically the area of fluorescence increases in both size and intensity as the study progresses . The borders of hyperfluorescence become increasingly blurred,& the greatest intensity of the hyperfluorescence is appreciated in the late phases of the study . Jump to first page Jump to first page diffuse leakage of dye clouds the retina and underlying Jump to first page choroid. Pooling Pooling refers to the accumulation of fluorescein dye into an anatomical space . Pooling is seen in both neural retina and RPE detachments. The margins of the space trapping the fluorescein are usually distinct . Jump to first page Jump to first page Jump to first page Staining Staining results from fluorescein entry into a solid tissue such as a scar ,optic nerve tissue,or sclera. The pattern of hyperfluorescence with gradually increasing intensity of fluorescence ,but the borders of the hyperfluorescence remain fixed throughout the angiogram process. Jump to first page Color (A) and red-free (B) photgraphs of a fundus with soft drusen and hyperpigmentation. Soft drusen hyperfluoresce during the early phase of Jump to first page angiography (C) and stain in the late phase (D) How to read FA Comment on the red-free photograph. Indicate the phase of the angiogram. Indicate any hyper- or hypofluorescence and any delay in filling. Indicate any characteristic features such as a smoke-stack . Indicate any change in the area or intensity of fluorescence. Jump to first page CYRUS THE VIRUS C.V. THANK YOU Jump to first page ..."

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