EyeconX Ideas! - What is Coats' disease? http://ideas.eyeconx.net/story.php?title=what-is-coats-disease In 1912, Dr. George Coats described one sharply outlined form of exudative retinitis, clinically characterized as follows: Occurrence in infantile or juvenile male patients Unilaterally Absence of systemic diseases Exudates below the retinal vessels Retinal hemorrhages Slow progression to retinal detachment, ... Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:55:29 EST en