Coats disease
(kōts)
[George Coats, Brit. ophthalmologist, 1876-1915]
A congenital, unilateral nonhereditary disorder of the retina characterized by aneurysmal dilation of blood vessels with prominent subretinal exudate. This term is used to describe at least six separate retinal disorders.
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