AIM: To observe the characteristics of fundus fluorescein angiography(FFA)of central exudative chorioretinitis(CEC).

METHODS:Totally 45 patients with central exudative chorioretinitis from Department of Ophthalnolgy, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, from January 2011 to December 2012 were chosen. Fundus fluorescein angiography(FFA)was performed on 49 eyes of 45 patients with Heidelberg retina angiography(HRA), and the results were analyzed.

RESULTS:Retinal neovascularization from choroidal was visible in 30 eyes of patients with central exudative chorioretinitis in the early period of artery arterial or at artery arterial period, leakage happened quickly, along with the imaging process to expand enhancement. There was a strong fluorescence spot in a mass lesion, and to late period, the imaging was still persistent. Bleeding around in strong fluorescence covered oven around ring plate or arc barrier fluorescence. Retinal edema was visible in strong fluorescence and the same at low fluorescence. It was lesions of active stage. Strong fluorescence was visible in 10 eyes of patients around the lesions of depigmentation, leakage less, not expanding. It was lesions of convalescence. Strong fluorescence in the early period of artery arterial or at artery arterial period was visible in 9 eyes of patients, gradually enhance, no leakage, not expanding, was visible to blocked fluorescence cause by scar and pigment. Later the fluorescent dye was visible to window defect hyperfluorescence. It was lesions of scar period.

CONCLUSION:FFA can improve the diagnosis rate of central exudative chorioretinitis and decrease the misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis rate. In addition, it can provide effective basis for diagnosis and guide the clinical treatment.