Bottazzi Leonardo, L'Abbate Gaia, Fossataro Claudia, Savastano Maria Cristina, Sacconi Riccardo, Rizzo Stanislao, Bandello Francesco, Querques Giuseppe
From the Division of Head and Neck, Ophthalmology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan.
School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan.
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2025 Aug;56(8):502-505. doi: 10.3928/23258160-20250522-01. Epub 2025 Jun 18.
This case report describes a vasoproliferative tumor in a 16-year-old male patient with Coats' disease, treated with laser photocoagulation, cryoablation, and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections therapies, that developed an epiretinal membrane as a complication. The surgical treatment in association with the retinal laser treatment greatly improved visual acuity. At 8 months follow-up from surgery, visual acuity had significantly improved, and macular anatomy recovered. Vasoproliferative tumors may occur in patients with Coats' disease, and in such a clinical scenario, a multiple therapeutical approach should be considered, in order to reach the best anatomical and functional outcome for the patient.