Feb 10, 2025 · Cotton wool spots are lighter-colored, fluffy-looking areas on your retinas. They’re usually an early sign of conditions like high blood pressure or Type 2 diabetes.

On ophthalmic fundus exam, cotton-wool spots may appear as small, yellow-white (or grayish-white), slightly elevated lesions, which look like clouds with a fimbriate border in the superficial retina.

Cotton wool spots are typically a sign of another disease state, most common of which is diabetic retinopathy. [2] The irregularly shaped white patches are a result of ischemia, or reduced blood flow …

Cotton-wool spots are puffy, white areas found on the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of your eye. These spots resemble small tufts of cotton and indicate changes in the retinal tissue that can be …

Jun 12, 2023 · Cotton wool spots (CWS) are fluffy white or yellow spots that can appear on the retina. While the spots themselves don’t typically cause problems, they often indicate an underlying condition.

Cotton wool spots are pale, fluffy lesions that develop when precapillary arterioles in the retinal nerve fiber layer become blocked or damaged, leading to localized ischemia and axoplasmic buildup.

Nov 10, 2023 · Cotton wool spots (CWS) are retinal lesions that typically represent local ischemia, a condition where there is an inadequate blood supply to the retinal nerve fibers due to obstruction or …

Aug 1, 2025 · The name comes from their appearance: soft, cotton-like swellings in the nerve fiber layer. These spots happen when the tiny blood vessels feeding the nerve fibers don’t deliver enough …

Oct 17, 2023 · Explore the characteristics, causes, diagnosis, and implications of cotton wool spots in ophthalmology. Understand their association with systemic conditions and the importance of early …

Cotton wool spots are specific findings an eye doctor may observe during a retinal examination. These small, fluffy, white patches located on the retina indicate underlying changes in the eye’s delicate …