In mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, microaneurysms — balloon-like swellings in the blood vessels of the retina — develop, ... Soft exudates, also known as cotton wool spots; ...

As diabetic retinopathy progresses, it can lead to moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy. We often see more retinal hemorrhages in the periphery. We sometimes see cotton wool spots and ...

The exam and imaging findings of bilateral cotton wool spots in a ... The differential diagnosis for this patient’s presentation is wide and includes hypertensive retinopathy, diabetic ...

Diabetic retinopathy is diagnosed by funduscopic examination after pupil dilation and is categorized into nonproliferative and proliferative types. Non-proliferative changes include microaneurysms, ...

Diabetic retinopathy can cause blurred vision, blind spots, floaters, ... soft exudates (known as cotton wool spots), and irregular constriction or dilation of the retinal blood vessels ...

Diabetic retinopathy is typically characterized by the presence of microaneurysms, dot-blot hemorrhages, cotton-wool spots, hard exudates and venule caliber changes. Diabetic retinopathy tends to ...

Early worsening of retinopathy was defined as a 3-step or more progression of retinopathy on the severity scale, the development of cotton wool spots and/or intraretinal microvascular ...

Other issues include the lack of differentiation of the nature of differing lesions, such as haemorrhages, micro-aneurysms, and cotton wool spots, which are present in background diabetic retinopathy.

This diabetic patient initially presented with retinal changes of cotton wool spots with complete absence of background diabetic changes. Cotton wool spots in the retina can have variable ...

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

What is a fundoscope, and can it help diagnose diabetic retinopathy? ... Cotton wool spots: These refer to white, fluffy patches that appear on the surface of the retina.

Diabetes is more common in people with HIV, and it can also bring on the eye condition. Retinopathy, ... Signs of Retinopathy. Cotton-wool spots are often the first sign.