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Coats Disease

What is Coats Disease?

Coats Disease is a rare eye disorder characterized by weak blood vessels behind the retina leading to full or partial blindness.

 

Coats Disease is a rare eye disorder characterized by weak blood vessels behind the retina leading to full or partial blindness.
Acknowledgement of Coats Disease has not been added yet.
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Congenital Disease
First noticed by the presence of a "white spot": the absence of normal red-eye when a photo is taken with a flash. Instead of red eye a white or gold spot covers the pupil of the eye.
Diagnosis of Coats Disease has not been added yet.
Diagnostic tests of Coats Disease has not been added yet
Laser treatment to stop the exudate from the blood vessels. Also, Cryotherapy if there is too much fluid in the eye to perform laser surgery. A vitrectomy (incision into the sclera and all fluid in the eye is drained, then replaced with oil or gas to push the retina back into place) is also an option.
Depending on the stage of the disease, sight can be preserved/restored.
Tips or Suggestions of Coats Disease has not been added yet.
References of Coats Disease has not been added yet.
Raising awareness in media Created by FullHouse
Last updated 21 Feb 2011, 02:44 PM

Posted by FullHouse
21 Feb 2011, 02:44 PM

Hello, I work for Full House magazine, a national women’s weekly real life magazine. I work on the health pages, and each week I talk to someone (or a parent on behalf of their child) about their condition. It is a great way of raising awareness about the condition, warning people of the symptoms to look out for, how it affects day-today life etc If you (or your child) suffers from Muckle Wells and you’d like to appear in the magazine please email me on dawn.murden@fullhousemagazine.co.uk and then we can chat further.

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My only son Bhavik Singh was identified with Coats when he was 8 month old.

He is getting treated in Shanakar Netralaya Chennai  India since January 2017

But so far no improvement.

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I have exudative retinitis also known as Coats' disease. It has affected only one eye and I have lost macular vision in that eye.

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