·AIM:To analyze the characteristics of indocyanine green angiography(ICGA)in central exudative chorioretinopathy(CEC).METHODS:A total of 24 cases(24 eyes)with CEC were examined with fundus fluorescein angiography(FFA)and ICGA using Heidelberg retina angiography 2(HRA2).The images of ICGA and FFA were analyzed.RESULTS:The choroidal neovascularization(CNV)of CEC was classic CNV confirmed by FFA.In early phase of ICGA,24 CEC eyes showed a well-defined CNV and 5 eyes showed local dilatation of choroidal vessels around lesion.In the late phase of ICGA,CNV showed dye leakage or staining.In the early phase of ICGA,20 eyes showed a dark rim around CNV and the other 4 eyes without the dark rim.In the late phase of ICGA,all CEC eyes showed a dark rim around CNV.The repeated ICGA images of a patient with CEC treated by photodynamic therapy(PDT)2 months ago showed retinal-choroidal anastomosis(RCA).CONCLUSION:The structure,border,changes of local choroidal vessels and RCA of CNV were more clearly displayed on ICGA performed by HRA2 than on FFA in patients with CEC.