Coats disease is a rare eye disorder involving abnormal development of blood vessels in the retina. Located in the back of the eye, the retina sends light images to the brain and is essential...
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Coats disease is the development of progressive abnormal blood vessels in the back of the eye that feed into the retina. It usually only affects one eye (unilateral), with only 5% of cases involving both eyes (bilateral). This rare eye condition was named after its founder, George Coats.
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Coats disease is an idiopathic ocular condition characterized by retinal telangiectasia and exudation. The incidence is relatively low, hence recognizing it will help in the early diagnosis and treatment.
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Coats disease, also known as exudative retinitis, is a very rare eye condition that affects the smaller blood vessels (capillaries) found in the retina. The retina is the light-sensitive layer that lines the inside of your eye.
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First described in 1908 by Scottish ophthalmologist George Coats, Coats disease is characterized by retinal vascular abnormalities, exudates, and hemorrhage.
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Coats disease is a telangiectatic neovascular disease of the retina of unknown etiology that frequently affects unilateral eyes of young males. George Coats [1] in 1908 described the histopathological features of enucleated eyes with massive exudation.
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Coats disease causes blood vessels in your child’s eye to develop incorrectly. Specifically, it affects blood vessels in their retina. Eventually, it makes the blood vessels swell and leak plasma into their retina. You might see it referred to as Coats’ syndrome or exudative retinitis.
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Coats' disease is a disease of the retinal blood vessels which can be quite variable in its effect on vision. It may present in early childhood but typically occurs later in life. It usually only affects one eye.
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Coats’ disease is an abnormality of the blood vessels in the back of the eye – the retina. The retina is the layer on the inner surface of the eye that receives light and, together with the brain, turns that light into a picture.
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