Surgical Approach to Control Advanced Coats Disease

Advanced Coats Disease Case Presentation

Anca Sava1, Gabriela Dumitrescu2, Doina Mihailã3, D. Paduraru1, Gabriela Dimitriu4, Danisia Haba5 University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr.T.Popa” Iasi Faculty of Medicine 1. Discipline of Anatomy and Embryology 5. Discipline of General and Dental Radiology Faculty of Dental Medicine Hospital “Prof. Dr. Nicolae Oblu” Iasi 2. Department of Pathology 4. Department of Ophtalmology 3. Hospital “Sfîn...

Pars Plana Vitrectomy in Advanced Coats’ Disease

PURPOSE To report 5 cases of advanced Coats' disease managed with pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil tamponade. METHODS Five patients with advanced Coats' disease and serous or tractional retinal detachment underwent pars plana vitrectomy with internal drainage, endolaser photocoagulation and silicone oil tamponade. One patient had combined phacoemulsification-vitrectomy surgery. Of the 5...

Uveal Melanoma Mimicking Advanced Coats' Disease in a Young Patient.

BACKGROUND/AIMS To report a case and the unique histopathology of a necrotic uveal melanoma mimicking advanced Coats' disease in a young adult. METHOD A 26-year-old male presented with a blind, painful eye, total exudative retinal detachment, and bulbous aneurysms consistent with Coats' disease. No masses were visualized on ultrasound or CT scan, and the patient underwent enucleation of the e...

Coats disease

Coats disease

Coats' disease is an idiopathic ophthalmic condition caused by a defect in the development of retinal vasculature, characterized by retinal telangiectasis, haemorrhages, intraretinal and subretinal exudation. There are two pathological processes, which are evident in Coats' disease. The first consists of a breakdown of the bloodretinal barrier at the endothelial level, which causes plasma leaka...