Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide as treatment for extensive exudative retinal detachment

Coats’ disease or entities like Coats’ disease are characterised by a marked exudative retinal detachment with leakage of peripheral retinal vessels, pronounced subretinal deposition of lipids, and eventual progression to total retinal detachment. In some situations, iris neovascularisation can occur, suggesting an angiogenetic component in the course of the disease. In view of the subretinal exudation from the leaking retinal vessels and the...