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INTERNATIONAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
Volume 39, Issue 4, Pages 957-970Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-019-01095-8
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Coats' disease; Diagnosis; Treatment; VEGF
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PurposeTo review and summarize the recent progress in the diagnosis and treatment of Coats' disease.MethodsLiterature was collected from Web of Science, Medline and Pubmed, through searching of these keywords: Coats' disease, diagnosis and treatment.ResultsCoats' disease is characterized by idiopathic leaky retinal vascular telangiectasia and microvascular abnormalities often accompanied by intraretinal or subretinal exudation and retinal detachment. Neovascular glaucoma and phthisis bulbi often occur in advanced cases. Coats' disease has significant diversity in terms of its clinical presentation and morphology. Anti-VEGF therapy combined with laser photocoagulation for early Coats' disease and anti-VEGF therapy combined with minimally invasive vitrectomy for advanced Coats' disease can achieve good efficacy.ConclusionEarly diagnosis and timely treatment based on clinical stage are critical to retaining the patient's visual function. Patients should be aware that close long-term follow-up is necessary.
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