ALLMedicine™ Coats Disease Center

Jun 21st, 2022 - Revesz syndrome is a rare telomeropathy characterized by bone marrow failure and exudative retinopathy. We report the case of a 2-year-old male child, initially treated with bilateral laser photocoagulation for retinopathy of prematurity. He devel...

Jun 10th, 2022 - To report the unique case of a pair of phenotypically discordant monozygotic twins, with one of them affected by unilateral Coats disease. Both patients underwent a complete ophthalmologic evaluation and were genetically tested with whole-exome se...

May 24th, 2022 - The authors describe a challenging case of unilateral retinoblastoma in a patient referred for xanthocoria. A 3-year-old boy was referred for unilateral xanthocoria and disordered retinal vasculature, suggestive of Coats disease. Further investiga...

May 17th, 2022 - To investigate the distribution of pseudoretinoblastoma (PSRB) cases based on gender, age, and laterality. The clinical records of 607 patients (851 eyes) who were referred for diagnosis of retinoblastoma or simulating conditions between October 1...

Apr 29th, 2022 - Coats disease is a retinal vascular disorder characterized by aneurysms and telangiectasias. Macular fibrosis is a complication of Coats disease that results in vision loss. Macular fibrosis rarely develops in the natural course and often occurs a...

Dec 20th, 2021 - Coats disease is a predominantly unilateral progressive retinal vascular disease, characterized by retinal telangiectasias with intra- or subretinal exudate deposits, which can lead to retinal detachment and one-sided blindness. Several treatment ...

Mar 17th, 2020 - Coats disease is an idiopathic retinal vascular disorder, occurs in young males, and is characterized by retinal telangiactasias, numerous yellowish exudates in the subretinal space, macular edema, hemorrhages and, in advanced end-stage, by exudat...

Dec 12th, 2018 - Case Diagnosis High refractive error is the correct diagnosis, given the normal dilated fundus exam and astigmatism found with the cycloplegic refraction. Pseudoleukocoria, a transient artefactual white pupillary reflex seen on flash-illuminated p...

Feb 20th, 2018 - The Jack McGovern Coats’ Disease Foundation has established a national tissue biobank at the Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins Medicine to facilitate research on the causes of, and most effective treatments for, Coats’ disease. This rare disor.

Jul 22nd, 2016 - If untreated, Coats disease worsens progressively in most cases, with variable speed; therefore, early treatment is recommended. The disease does not respond to steroid or antibiotic treatment. Recommended treatments depend mainly on the stage of ...

Jun 11th, 2015 - The Jack McGovern Coats Disease Foundation has developed a “Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Coats Disease” resource for parents of children who are newly diagnosed with Coats disease. The publication was developed by the foundation with its med.

Jun 11th, 2015 - The Jack McGovern Coats Disease Foundation has developed a “Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Coats Disease” resource for parents of children who are newly diagnosed with Coats disease. The publication was developed by the foundation with its med.