Cotton wool spots are commonly seen in: March 2007
Correct Answer: All of the above
Description: Ans. D: All of the above Cotton wool spots are an abnormal finding on fundoscopic exam of the retina. They appear as puffy white patches on the retina. They are caused by damage to nerve fibers. The nerve fibers are damaged by swelling in the surface layer of the retina. The cause of this swelling is due to the reduced axonal transpo (and hence backlog of intracellular products) within the nerves because of the ischaemia. Diabetes and hypeension are the two most common diseases that cause these spots, and the best treatment would be to treat the underlying disease. In diabetes they are one of the hallmarks of pre-proliferative retinopathy. More rarely, HIV and pancreatitis (Puscher) retinopathy can also lead to the appearance of cotton wool spots.
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