Table 2: Fourteen eyes with Coats’ disease: initial staging according to Shields’ classification and functional outcome.

Initial stage No. of eyes Mean initial – final BCVA
1   Retinal telangiectasia 0
2a   RT + extrafoveal exudation 4 0.85 – 0.92
2b   RT + foveal exudation 7 0.15 – 0.13
3a   Subtotal exudative RD
3b   Total exudative RD 3 PL – NPL
4   RD + secondary glaucoma
5   Advanced end-stage

BCVA = best corrected visual acuity, RT = retinal telangiectasia, RD = retinal detachment