Laser treatment of Coats' disease

Stephen S Couvillion; Ron Margolis; Elias Mavrofjides; Ditte Hess; Timothy G Murray

doi:10.3928/01913913-20051101-06

Laser treatment of Coats' disease

J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2005 Nov-Dec;42(6):367-8. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20051101-06.

Authors

Stephen S Couvillion¹, Ron Margolis, Elias Mavrofjides, Ditte Hess, Timothy G Murray

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.

PMID: 16382562
DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20051101-06

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Exudates and Transudates
Follow-Up Studies
Glaucoma, Neovascular / complications
Glaucoma, Neovascular / pathology
Glaucoma, Neovascular / surgery*
Humans
Laser Coagulation / methods*
Male
Retinal Detachment / complications
Retinal Detachment / pathology
Retinal Detachment / surgery*
Retinal Vessels / abnormalities*
Retinal Vessels / surgery
Telangiectasis / complications
Telangiectasis / pathology
Telangiectasis / surgery*
Visual Acuity