C O T T O N W O O L S P O T S
COTTON WOOL SPOTS ARE INFARCTS IN THE NERVE FIBER LAYER OF THE RETINA
CAUSED BY POOR BLOOD FLOW IN OR AN OBSTRUCTION OF SMALL CAPILLARIES (ISCHEMIA).
ALTHOUGH THEY CAN DISAPPEAR WITHOUT TREATMENT, THEIR PRESENCE TYPICALLY
INDICATES A MORE SERIOUS SYSTEMIC PROBLEM SUCH AS DIABETES OR H.I.V.
THEY OBVIOUSLY GOT THEIR NAME DUE TO THEIR RESEMBLANCE TO COTTON-WOOL ...WHATEVER THAT IS.
COTTON WOOL SPOTS ARE INFARCTS IN THE NERVE FIBER LAYER OF THE RETINACAUSED BY POOR BLOOD FLOW IN OR AN OBSTRUCTION OF SMALL CAPILLARIES (ISCHEMIA).
ALTHOUGH THEY CAN DISAPPEAR WITHOUT TREATMENT, THEIR PRESENCE TYPICALLY
INDICATES A MORE SERIOUS SYSTEMIC PROBLEM SUCH AS DIABETES OR H.I.V.
THEY OBVIOUSLY GOT THEIR NAME DUE TO THEIR RESEMBLANCE TO COTTON-WOOL ...WHATEVER THAT IS.
