A 60-year-old woman with a history of adult-onset (type 2) diabetes suffers a massive stroke and expires. A flat preparation of the retina at autopsy is shown in the image. Which of the following...

A 60-year-old woman with a history of adult-onset (type 2) diabetes suffers a massive stroke and expires. A flat preparation of the retina at autopsy is shown in the image. Which of the following pathologic features of diabetic retinopathy is evident in this specimen?

(A) Cotton-wool patches

(B) Flame-shaped hemorrhages

(C) Inflammatory exudate

(D) Lacy vacuolization

(E) Microaneurysms