Open AccessA case of Coats' disease with a peeling of premacular fibrosis after photocoagulation
Author(s) -
Sugimoto Masahiko,
Sasoh Mikio,
Ito Yoshikazu,
Miyamura Masataka,
Uji Yukitaka,
Chujo Shinya
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1600-0420
pISSN - 1395-3907
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2002.800119.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fibrosis , posterior vitreous detachment , coats' disease , visual acuity , ophthalmology , eye disease , cystic fibrosis , pathology , vitrectomy , retinal
. We report a 26‐year‐old man with Coats' disease associated with premacular fibrosis. As an initial treatment, the peripheral exduative area was treated with argon laser photocoagulation. Six weeks later, the premacular fibrosis was peeled off and the posterior vitreous membrane was also detached. The patient's visual acuity improved to 20/20. We also observed a change of the vitreous component before and after the treatment that was similar to posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). This is the first reported case in which a distinct vitreous change was observed after premacular fibrosis peeling in Coat's disease.