Asymptomatic cholesterol retinal emboli (arrows) from atheromatous carotid stenosis. Multiple yellow, refractile emboli are seen in branches of the central retinal artery. No associated retinal ischemia is present, and the patient is asymptomatic.
Reprinted with permission from Biousse V, Newman NJ, Thieme.1 © 2009 Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.