macular cherry red spot

Introduction

A finding on funduscopic examination suggestive of retinal artery occlusion. Infarcted retina is pale & masks the underlying choroidal circulation except at the macula, where the thinness of the tissue allows it to be seen resulting in the so-called 'cherry-red spot'.

More general terms

• sign/symptom

Additional terms

• macula retinae, macula lutea, macula, area centralis or punctum luteum
• retinal artery occlusion