Abstract
Coats’ disease, also known as external exudative retinopathy (Figs. 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4), is commonly seen in children and adolescents with a high prevalence in males. The disorder is unilateral in 80–95% cases and is classified as macular telangiectasia type 1 (Mac Tel 1) in adulthood.
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Zhang, B., Chen, Y. (2023). Coats’ Disease & Mac Tel 2. In: Chen, Y., Peng, X. (eds) Atlas of Swept Source OCT and OCT Angiography. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4391-1_10
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