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Cotton Wool Spots

Caused by microinfarcts. Exploded ganglion cell axons extrude their axoplasm into retina. Long DDx:
Cotton Wool Spots ... axoplasm into retina ... hypertension, diabetes ... #CottonWool #Spots ... #Clinical
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
Pathogenesis and clinical ... -> Cotton-wool spots ... venous bulges due ... neovascularization in the disc, macula ... #ophthalmology
Hypertensive Retinopathy on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

Patient with grade IV hypertensive retinopathy. Papilledema, hemorrhages, and cotton-wool spots
and cotton-wool spots ... #Retinopathy #cottonwool ... #Retina #Ocular ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology
Purtscher Retinopathy on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

33 year-old who presents 2 weeks after car accident.  Fundus
multiple cotton-wool spots ... #Retinopathy #cottonwool ... #spots #Ocular ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology