Salmon Patch Hemorrhage |
Oval-shaped, orange, well-defined area of bleeding on the retina surface |
Black Sunburst Lesion |
Circular, black, stellate and spiculate lesion from the migration of retinal pigment epithelium |
Iridescent Spot |
Small retinal cavity with yellow spots containing hemosiderin-laden macrophages resulting from a resorbed salmon patch hemorrhage |
Disc Sign |
Dark red spots on the optic disc due to plugs of deoxygenated, sickled erythrocytes |
Posterior Vessel Tortuosity |
Vessels that make a twisted rather than normal straight path |
Angioid Streaks |
Gray, bilateral, irregular lines emanating from the optic disc representing small breaks in Bruch's membrane (membrane that separates the retina and choroid) |
Retinal depression sign |
Abnormal light reflex from the retina due to ischemia of the macula causing atrophy |
Retinoschisis |
Splitting of the retina's neurosensory layers |
Sea Fan |
Neovascular growth in PSR that resembles the marine species Gorgonia flabellum
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