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Cotton Wool Spots

Caused by microinfarcts. Exploded ganglion cell axons extrude their axoplasm into retina. Long DDx:
Cotton Wool Spots ... Caused by microinfarcts ... #CottonWool #Spots ... #fundoscopy #ophthalmology ... #Clinical
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Clinical:
 • Sudden, painless, complete loss of vision 
 • Pale retina
Retinal Artery Occlusion ... (CRAO) Clinical ... • Cherry red spot ... • Immediate ophthalmology ... RetinalArtery #Occlusion
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
 - Pathophysiology not fully understood; possibly due to thrombus located in
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion ... Second most common cause ... retinopathy) #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology ... Retinal #Vein #Occlusion
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology ... Syndrome #Ptosis #UCSDH
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Hard Exudates • Occlusion ... -> Cotton-wool Spots ... -> Elschnig's Spots ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Reversible Loss of Vision in Malignant Hypertension - Fundus examination revealed bilateral disk edema (Panel A,
and cotton-wool spots ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Papilledema #Cottonwool
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Anatomy: First branch of the internal carotid artery is the ophthalmic artery
Retinal Artery Occlusion ... ophthalmic artery which splits ... Causes: - Carotid ... also important cause ... #Clinical #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 ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
Pathogenesis and clinical ... infarcts from occlusions ... -> Cotton-wool spots ... retinal ischemia causes ... Retinopathy #Diabetes #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Retinal Artery Occlusion ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... -> Cherry-red spot ... retinal edema caused ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology