Cherry red spot is seen in the fundus of patients with all of the following conditions, EXCEPT:
CRAO
Tay Sach's disease
Niemman pick's disease
Central retinal vein occlusion
Central retinal vein occlusion is characterized by diffuse retinal hemorrhages in all quadrants and dilated and touous retinal veins. There can be few scattered retinal hemorrhages with a few cotton wool spots to very extensive retinal hemorrhage throughout the fundus. Conditions with cherry red spots are: Central retinal aery occlusion Tay Sach's disease Niemann pick's disease Gaucher's disease Faber's disease Hurler's syndrome Ref: Ophthalmology edited by Myron Yanoff, page 590 , Atlas of Fundus Fluorescein Angiography By Pukhraj Rishi chapter 27.