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ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Factors Predictive of Subretinal Fluid Resolution in Coats Disease: Analysis of 177 Eyes in 177 Patients at a Single Center.

Chloe T L Khoo, Lauren A Dalvin, Li-Anne S Lim, Mehdi Mazloumi, Hatice T Atalay, Sanika Udyaver, Jerry A Shields, Carol L Shields

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Chloe T L KhooOcular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, 840 Walnut Street, 14th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107.
Lauren A DalvinOcular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, 840 Walnut Street, 14th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107.
Li-Anne S LimOcular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, 840 Walnut Street, 14th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107.
Mehdi MazloumiOcular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, 840 Walnut Street, 14th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107.
Hatice T AtalayOcular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, 840 Walnut Street, 14th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107.
Sanika UdyaverOcular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, 840 Walnut Street, 14th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107.
Jerry A ShieldsOcular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, 840 Walnut Street, 14th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107.
Carol L ShieldsOcular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, 840 Walnut Street, 14th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107.

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purposeThe aim of this study was to investigate factors predictive of subretinal fluid (SRF) resolution in Coats disease.

designRetrospective cohort study.

methodsInstitutional review board-approved review of patients diagnosed with Coats disease demonstrating SRF (stage 3-5) at a single center from November 1973 to July 2018 with comparison of eyes that had resolution of SRF to those in which SRF persisted.

resultsThere were 177 cases (154 males, 87%) of Coats disease diagnosed at a mean age of 8 years. After a mean follow-up of 62 months, SRF resolved in 110 (62%) and persisted in 67 (38%) eyes. Comparison (resolved SRF vs persistent SRF) revealed classification as stage 3A [63 (57%) vs 20 (29%)], stage 3B [47 (43%) vs 40 (60%)], or stage 4 [0 (0%) vs 7 (11%)] (P < 0.001). Eyes with resolved SRF presented with fewer clock hours of telangiectasia (mean: 5 vs 7 clock hours, P < 0.001), light bulb aneurysms (mean: 5 vs 7 clock hours, P < 0.001), exudation (mean: 7 vs 10 clock hours, P < 0.001), and extent of SRF (mean: 7 vs 10 clock hours, P < 0.001). Factors predictive of SRF resolution included absence of iris neovascularization on fluorescein angiography [odds ratio 0.05 (95% confidence interval 0.01-0.60), P = 0.02], and less elevated SRF by ultrasonography [odds ratio 0.84 (95% confidence interval 0.76-0.95), P = 0.004). For every 1-mm decrease in SRF, likelihood of SRF resolution increased by 16%.

conclusionsResolution of SRF was achieved in the majority of eyes (62%) with stage 3 to 5 Coats disease. Predictors of SRF resolution included lack of neovascularization on fluorescein angiography and less elevation of SRF by ultrasonography.

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