This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Vitreous and retina, Subject name: Ophthalmology
Soft exudates deposits seen in which layer of retina? 
Select and explain. 
A. Outer plexiform layer, B. Inner nuclear layer, C. Ganglionic layer, D. Rods and cones cell layer
C: Ganglionic layer
Answer: C: Ganglionic layer 
Explanation: Soft Exudates (SE) - aka "Cotton Wool Spots" - these lesions appear as white, feathery, fluffy or "cottony" spots. SE's physically represent infarcts, or closures of capillaries, within the retina; however the physical locations of these lesions are in the very exterior layer of theretina (in the nerve fiber layer). Ref AK khurana 6/e p 156