Ulrich Spandau - Pediatric Retinal Vascular Diseases: From Angiography to Vitrectomy

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This book provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on diagnosis, medical, and surgical treatments for pediatric retinal vascular conditions, which are leading causes of childhood blindness throughout the world. Experienced ophthalmologists in this field discuss basic knowledge about these diseases, practical aspects of management such as exam under anesthesia, up-to-date diagnostic approaches including spectral-domain handheld optical coherence tomography (OCT), and OCT angiography. A high emphasis is placed on recent advances in medical and surgical treatments for pediatric retinal vascular diseases. Step-by-step instructions are given for the surgical treatment with anti-VEGF treatment, laser photocoagulation, and vitrectomy. Both the general ophthalmologist who cares for children with retinal diseases and the specialist (pediatric ophthalmologists and vitreoretinal surgeon) will find this book to be an informative resource in providing best care for children with pediatric retinal vascular conditions.

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I want to thank my family and especially my wife Katrin for her never-ending patience with a husband who spends so much time with his books.

Coats disease is an idiopathic retinal vascular disorder characterized by retinal telangiectasia, exudation, and exudative retinal detachment. In 1908, George Coats first described case series with retinal telangiectasia and massive exudation []. The clinical manifestations of Coats disease are highly variable, ranging from telangiectasia only to phthisis bulbi.