PURPOSE To report two cases of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) associated with vasoproliferative tumors (VPTs) and Coats-like fundus. CASE REPORTS Two patients with RP presented with recent loss of vision due to combined VPTs and Coats-like retinal vascular alterations. One patient had two VPTs with adjacent capillary nonperfusion, telangiectasia and aneurysmal vascular changes in one eye. The othe...

OBJECTIVE To compare the views of doctors and patients on whether doctors should wear white coats and to determine what shapes their views. METHODS A questionnaire study of 400 patients and 86 doctors was performed. RESULTS All 86 of the doctors' questionnaires were included in the analysis but only 276 of the patients were able to complete a questionnaire. Significantly more patients (56%)...

Microbiological analysis of swabs taken from the cuffs and pocket mouths of physicians' white coats in an acute care hospital showed that 91.3% of the coats had bacterial contamination. Specifically diphtheroids, Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative bacilli were isolated. In contrast, comparatively lower rates of bacterial contamination were observed on the white coats (1) of visiting physic...

BACKGROUND In this article we share our experience of treating various severities of Coats' disease and focus on optimal therapy for advanced disease. METHODS Retrospective chart review of 10 patients treated with varied techniques including intraocular surgery, cryopexy and/or laser photocoagulation. RESULTS Nine patients were male. At presentation the average age was 4.6 years (range 21 m...

Introduction: Coats disease is a retinal vascular disorder that may lead to progressive exudative detachment. The standard regiment of treatment focal therapy. However, its effectiveness decrease when more than two quadrants the retina exhibit abnormalities. Thus, recent studies tried use anti endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) as therapy for problems. Aims: Comparing efficacy between anti-V...