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Ans.219 *Hollenhorst Plaques*




Hollenhorst Plaques
*. Cholesterol emboli which usually dislodged from the carotid arteries, or calcific fragments from a stenosed aortic valve.
*. Clinical features:
*. Symptoms: usually give no symptoms.
*. Signs:
*. Planar or flat-shaped, minute, bright, refractile, golden-yellow crystals that most commonly found at bifurcations of retinal arteries
*. Blood flow may not be disrupted because of the shape of the crystal.