Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: RESULTS: All patients had improved visual acuity after surgery. No intraoperative or postoperative complications were observed in any of the patients. The retina was attached and the disease was stable in all patients during follow-up. Two patients had cataract formation, and in one of them the cataract was successfully managed with phacoemulsification surgery. CONCLUSION: Pars plana vitrectomy, subretinal fluid drainage, and long-term silicone oil tamponade are effective methods in the management of advanced Coats' disease. Early and prompt management can prevent visual loss and secondary complications.
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Authors | Gulipek Muftuoglu, Gokhan Gulkilik |
Journal | Case reports in ophthalmology
(Case Rep Ophthalmol)
Vol. 2
Issue 1
Pg. 15-22
(Jan 07 2011)
ISSN: 1663-2699 [Electronic] Switzerland |
PMID | 21532996
(Publication Type: Case Reports)
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