Although cotton-wool spots may be seen in giant cell arteritis,2 they are rarely an isolated presenting sign.3 In our patient, the presence of headache, scalp tenderness, jaw claudication and an ...

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Cotton wool spots. The exam and imaging findings of bilateral cotton wool spots in a peripapillary distribution with normal-appearing optic nerves are consistent with Purtscher retinopathy or, ...

Fundus examination revealed improving cotton wool spots and areas of retinal whitening (Figure 4). Three weeks later, visual acuity remained finger counting with improvement to 20/25 through the ...

Cotton-wool spots and retinal light sensitivity in diabetic retinopathy. Br J Ophthalmol 1991; 75 (1): 13–17. Article CAS Google Scholar ...

Nonperfused central retinal-vein occlusion is suggested by vision that is worse than 20/200, a relative afferent pupillary defect, and the presence of cotton-wool spots and large, confluent ...

Cotton wool spots look like slightly raised lesions with a cloudlike outline. They are small and yellow, white, or gray, possibly occurring due to blocked blood vessels in the retina.

The prevalence of selected retinal lesions including microaneurysm, intraretinal hemorrhage, cotton wool spots, and macular edema, were also inversely linked to greenness exposure, with ...

Cotton-wool spots and migraine: a case series of three patients [letter]. Eye 2015; 29 : 1512–1513. Article CAS Google Scholar ...