Retinal arterioles look white if they have become occluded ("silver wiring" ) Retinal arterioles indent retinal veins as they cross each other (" arteriovenous nicking " ) What else looks like it?

Silver wiring or copper wiring is where the walls of the arterioles become thickened and sclerosed and reflect more light on examination. Arteriovenous nipping (AV nipping) is where the …

Jan 15, 2017 · Chronically elevated blood pressure can cause irreversible arteriolar narrowing and hardening of the arteriolar wall, with an apparent broadening of the arterial light reflex. 14 …

Chronic hypertensive retinopathy is recognized by permanent arterial narrowing, arteriovenous crossing abnormalities (arteriovenous nicking), arteriosclerosis with moderate vascular wall …

Jul 4, 2023 · This leads to a severe form of arteriolar narrowing, arteriovenous (AV) crossing changes, and widening and accentuation of light reflex (silver and copper wiring). AV crossing …

Nov 8, 2021 · Copper wiring is when arterioles with moderate vascular changes show a reddish-brown appearance. Silver wiring occurs when there is severe vascular wall hyperplasia and …

Aug 12, 2013 · The green arrow shows an enhanced retinal arteriolar light reflex (silver wiring), which probably represents concentric laminar thickening from chronic hypertension.

A term referring to the fundoscopic appearance of blood vessels in grade III-IV arteriosclerotic retinopathy, in which the arterial wall becomes so completely opaque that the blood column is …

Feb 26, 2025 · Notice a single retinal vessel with areas of copper-wiring and silver wiring (lower arrows). Arteriovenous (AV) crossing changes are also visible as an abrupt right-angle change …

Oct 3, 2019 · Alterations in the arteriolar light reflex are described as copper and silver wiring. The complications of the sclerotic phase include formation of macro- and microaneurysms of the …