Coats disease

Coats disease (CD) is an idiopathic disorder characterized by retinal telangiectasia with deposition of intraretinal or subretinal exudates, potentially leading to retinal detachment and unilateral blindness. CD is classically an isolated and unilateral condition affecting otherwise healthy young children.

Retinal capillary hemangioma

A benign vascular tumor of the retina without any neoplastic characteristics.


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PMID (PMCID)
19022692
MALE Child
Secondary vasoproliferative retinal tumor associated with Usher syndrome type 1.
Murthy R, Honavar SG.
J AAPOS. 2009;13(1):97-8.
They must be differentiated from retinal capillary hemangiomas of von Hippel-Lindau disease, retinal astrocytoma, Coats disease, peripheral exudative hemorrhagic chorioretinopathy, choroidal melanomas, and retinal/choroidal metastasis.