Coats’ disease of adult-onset in 48 eyes
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BACKGROUND Coats' disease diagnosed in adulthood is an idiopathic, retinal exudative vascular disease without an inciting factor and has retinal features different from the childhood disease. AIM To describe clinical features, treatment, and outcomes of eyes with Coats' disease first diagnosed in patients 35 years or older. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective chart review of patients first diagnosed with Coats' disease at the age of 35 years or more at a tertiary eye care center between January 1995 and 2012. Eyes with retinal exudation or Coats'-like response from secondary causes were excluded. RESULTS Forty-five of 646 patients (7%) diagnosed with Coats' disease had adult-onset disease. Mean age at presentation was 47 years. Systemic hypertension was the most common (22%) systemic association and decreased vision the predominant presenting feature (83%). Localized (<6 clock h) presentation (74%) was unique to adults as against diffuse involvement (69%) in children (P < 0.001). Eyes were treated with laser photocoagulation 29 (60%), cryotherapy (4%), or both (2%) with surgical intervention in three (6%) eyes. Following treatment eight (35%) eyes improved, 11 (48%) eyes were stable while four (12%) eyes worsened due to complications. CONCLUSION Adult-onset Coats' disease has less extensive involvement, more benign natural course, and a more favorable treatment outcome as against the childhood-onset disease. The bilateral presentation emphasizes the need for regular follow-up to detect possible future involvement of the fellow eye.
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