Intraoperative spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in coats' disease.

The authors describe the spectral-domain optical coherence tomography findings in three patients undergoing examinations under anesthesia for treatment of Coats' disease. Patients were treated using a multifaceted approach of intravitreal bevacizumab and indirect diode laser vascular ablation. A handheld, portable spectral-domain optical coherence tomography system was used as a novel and critical intraoperative tool in differentiating Coats' disease from diffuse retinoblastoma and other simulating conditions and to monitor reductions in subretinal and intraretinal exudation during the course of treatment. Copyright 2012, SLACK Incorporated.