Cherry red spot is seen in the fundus of patients with all of the following conditions, EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: Central retinal vein occlusion
Description: Central retinal vein occlusion is characterized by diffuse retinal hemorrhages in all quadrants and dilated and touous retinal veins. There can be few scattered retinal hemorrhages with a few cotton wool spots to very extensive retinal hemorrhage throughout the fundus. Conditions with cherry red spots are: Central retinal aery occlusion Tay Sach's disease Niemann pick's disease Gaucher's disease Faber's disease Hurler's syndrome Ref: Ophthalmology edited by Myron Yanoff, page 590 , Atlas of Fundus Fluorescein Angiography By Pukhraj Rishi chapter 27.
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