You need to be fasting for 2 hours only before the test. The pupil is dilated with dilating eye drops. A special dye, called Flourescein, is injected into a vein in the arm. The dye reaches to the blood vessels inside the eye in few seconds, A camera equipped with special filters takes the photographs of the back part of the eye as the dye circulates though the blood vessels .

The actual procedure will take 10-20 minutes. The average length of stay in our department can be 1-2 hours. Your medical history will be reviewed by a nurse before the test.

Some individuals might experience slight nausea during the procedure. The feeling passes within a few seconds. If the dye leaks out of a fragile vein during the injection, some localized burning and yellow staining of the skin may occur.