Bascom Palmer Eye Institute - Fluorescein Angiography Fluorescein Angiography Printable version of this Document Angiography is simply the study of blood vessels.
Fluorescein is the coloring agent used to make the blood vessels visible within the eye.
For the past 25 years, Fluorescein Angiography has been a major diagnostic and documentary tool for the clinical ophthalmologist. This safe and easy procedure allows your doctor to observe, through photographs, the flow of blood in the vessels that supply oxygen to the retina. In the hands of an ophthalmologist, the photos can reveal clues about how to prevent vision loss and provide an ongoing map of your progress during treatment. The procedure itself is short and simple. Eye drops will be placed in each eye to make your pupils larger.