title: Spontaneous regression in two unusual cases of advanced Coats' disease.
abstract: The authors present two cases of advanced Coats' disease having total exudative retinal detachment, in which the disease regressed spontaneously. The patients were a 4-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy with total retinal detachment with widespread vascular anomalies. In the follow-up, fundus examination revealed spontaneous regression. At this stage, photocoagulation and cryotherapy were applied. In case 1, the eye was stable during 2 months but recurrence started thereafter, which ended with phthisis. In case 2, the retina was still attached 6 months following surgery. The authors emphasize the possibility of spontaneous regression, even in advanced Coats' disease.
authors.affiliation: MD, 30. cad. No: 20/4 Doga sitesi, 100.YIL 06530, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sengul C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ozdek
authors.forename: Tugba
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Erdinc
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kagnici
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012163:Retinal Detachment; D058456:Retinal Telangiectasis