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Cotton Wool Spots

Caused by microinfarcts. Exploded ganglion cell axons extrude their axoplasm into retina. Long DDx:
Cotton Wool Spots ... #CottonWool #Spots ... #fundoscopy #ophthalmology ... #Clinical
Roth spots: a red hemorrhagic lesion of the retina with a characteristic white center representing fibrin-platelet
Roth spots: a red ... Endocarditis #Infective #Clinical ... #Fundoscopy #Ophthalmology
Optic Disc Edema

The optic disc is elevated and its surface is covered by cotton wool spots
by cotton wool spots ... #papilledema #fundoscopy ... #ophthalmology ... #Clinical
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Clinical:
 • Sudden, painless, complete loss of vision 
 • Pale retina
Occlusion (CRAO) Clinical ... • Cherry red spot ... Occlusion #CRAO #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Fundoscopy ... #Ophthalmology
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
Pathogenesis and clinical ... edema seen on fundoscopy ... RPE -> Loss of photo ... - Faded/blind spots ... pathophysiology #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 ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology ... #Fundoscopy
Hypertensive Retinopathy on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

Patient with grade IV hypertensive retinopathy. Papilledema, hemorrhages, and cotton-wool spots
Retinopathy on Fundoscopy ... and cotton-wool spots ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology ... #Fundoscopy
Reversible Loss of Vision in Malignant Hypertension - Fundus examination revealed bilateral disk edema (Panel A,
and cotton-wool spots ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... SplinterHemorrhages #NEJM
Macular Hole from a Laser Pointer- Funduscopic examination of the left eye revealed a large macular
highlighted two spots ... #clinical #fundoscope ... macular #hole #ophthalmology ... #NEJM #LaserPointer
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... -> Cotton-wool Spots ... -> Elschnig's Spots ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs