Laser treatment of Coats' disease.
A 9-year-old boy presented with an exudative retinal detachment, vascular telangiectasias, subretinal lipid, and retinal macrocyst formation. He underwent three sessions of large-spot diode laser for the treatment of Coats' disease. Serial examinations and fundus photography documented an excellent involutional response with an improvement in visual acuity.
Couvillion
Stephen S
SS
Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
Margolis
Ron
R
Mavrofjides
Elias
E
Hess
Ditte
D
Murray
Timothy G
TG
D002648:Child; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015355:Glaucoma, Neovascular / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity