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Hypertensive Retinopathy on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

Patient with grade IV hypertensive retinopathy. Papilledema, hemorrhages, and cotton-wool spots
Hypertensive Retinopathy ... hemorrhages, and cotton-wool ... spots are observed ... #Retinopathy #cottonwool ... clinical #video #ophthalmology
Cotton Wool Spots

Caused by microinfarcts. Exploded ganglion cell axons extrude their axoplasm into retina. Long DDx:
Cotton Wool Spots ... Long DDx: hypertension ... #CottonWool #Spots ... #fundoscopy #ophthalmology
Purtscher Retinopathy on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

33 year-old who presents 2 weeks after car accident.  Fundus
Purtscher Retinopathy ... with multiple cotton-wool ... spots in the posterior ... #cottonwool #spots ... clinical #video #ophthalmology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Retinopathy: Pathogenesis ... fiber layer -> Cotton-wool ... Spots Stage 4: ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Cotton Wool Spots- "In otherwise healthy patients, the observance of a cotton wool spot (CWS) is
Cotton Wool Spots ... in diabetic or hypertensive ... retinopathy. ... #Ophthalmology ... #photo #hypertensive
Reversible Loss of Vision in Malignant Hypertension - Fundus examination revealed bilateral disk edema (Panel A,
Vision in Malignant Hypertension ... arrowheads), and cotton-wool ... spots (white arrows ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Papilledema #Cottonwool
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
Diabetic Retinopathy ... arterioles -> Cotton-wool ... spots Severe Non-proliferative ... #Diabetes #ophthalmology ... complications #pathophysiology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Dry) Retina - Cotton ... wool spots, Micro-aneurysms ... : • Diabetic Retinopathy ... Glaucoma (Open-Angle ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Macular hole • Hypertensive ... retinopathy • ... Migraine • Acute angle-closure ... syndrome, diabetes, hypertension ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology