title: Diagnosis and treatment of coats' disease: a review of the literature.
abstract: Coats' disease is an idiopathic, ophthalmic condition characterized by retinal telangiectasis, intraretinal and subretinal exudation, which can lead to retinal detachment. It is mostly unilateral, progressive and affects mainly males during childhood, although adult cases have also been described. In this review, we make an update of the literature about Coats' disease, emphasizing on diagnosis and treatment, including the most recent treatment modalities, i.e. anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents.
authors.affiliation: Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Samim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghorbanian
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaulim
authors.forename: Irini P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Chatziralli
mesh_terms: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D058456:Retinal Telangiectasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors