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Retinal dye injection

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Fluorescein angiography

Alternative Names: Retinal photography; Eye angiography What the risks are: There is a slight chance of infection any time the skin is broken. Rarely, a person is hypersensitive to the dye and may experience: Nausea and vomiting Dry mouth or increased salivation A "metallic" taste Feeling dizzy or faint Hives Sneezing Increased heart rate Rarely, serious allergic reactions may occur Text Continues Below Your urine will be darker for a day or two after the test. Special considerations: Miotic eye drops (drops which cause contraction of the pupil) can prevent a clear view of the fundus by preventing wide dilation of the pupils. People with cataracts will have less accurate test results because of the difficulty seeing the fundus. References: Yanoff M, Duker JS, Augsburger JJ, et al. eds. Ophthalmology. 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2004:800-805. Singh AD, Rundle PA, Rennie I. Retinal vascular tumors. Ophthalmol Clin North Am. 2005 Mar;18(1):167-76, x.

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