| Coats' disease | Retinitis exudativa, a chronic abnormality characterised by deposition of cholesterol and cholesterol esters in outer retinal layers and subretinal space. In adults, often preceded by uveitis; in children, often preceded by retinal vascular abnormalities. Synonym: Coats' disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Coats, George | <person> British ophthalmologist, 1876-1915. See: Coats' disease. (05 Mar 2000) |