{"id":76331,"date":"2021-11-19T15:38:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T15:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atlasrleye.com\/cotton-wool-spots\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T22:49:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T22:49:04","slug":"cotton-wool-spots","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.atlasrleye.com\/en\/cotton-wool-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"COTTON-WOOL SPOTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;RETINAL VASCULAR DISEASES&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h5|font_size:22px|text_align:center|color:%23000000&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.atlasrleye.com%2Fen%2Fatlas%2F%231636632711328-9e751f35-9f1e|&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-eye&#8221; i_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; i_size=&#8221;lg&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;8&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1637080776101{margin-bottom: -5px !important;}&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#bababa&#8221; i_custom_color=&#8221;#bababa&#8221;][vc_custom_heading source=&#8221;post_title&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:44px|text_align:center|color:%235f1b52&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69e638cc639b5\" data-id=\"69e638cc639b5\" data-height=\"30\" data-height-mobile=\"0\" data-height-tab=\"\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1751632366898{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-100 middle-subtext text-justify hidden-text\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;\">A cotton-wool spot is a white lesion in the superficial retina and ill-defined borders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;\">These lesions correspond to focal areas of retinal capillary nonperfusion, resulting in ischemic interruption of the axonal transport and edema in the nerve fiber layer of the retina.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Abnormalities Associated with Cotton-Woll Spots in the Fundus:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1751632097677{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-100 middle-subtext text-justify hidden-text\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Acute blood loss<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Acute pancreatitis<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Aortic arch syndrome<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Cardiac valvular disease<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Carotid artery atherosclerosis<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Central and branch retinal vein obstruction<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Collagen vascular disease<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Diabetic retinopathy<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Dysproteinemias<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Intravenous drug abuse<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Leptospirosis<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Leukemic retinopathy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/5&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1751632405500{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1751632574304{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-100 middle-subtext text-justify hidden-text\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Metastatic carcinoma<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Onchocerciasis<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Papilledema<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Papillitis<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Partial central retinal artery obstruction<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Radiation retinopathy<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Rocky Mountain spotted fever high-altitude retinopathy<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Septicemia<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Severe anemia<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Systemic arterial hypertension<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Systemic interferon-alfa administration<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Trauma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_images_carousel images=&#8221;16129,16128,16127,16126,16125,16124&#8243; 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