What is Coats Disease?

Coats Disease is probably the least talked about eye disorder that can lead to blindness if not detected early. Coat’s disease, named after Dr. George Coats who penned down the disease in 1912, described it by a few distinguishable traits as follows: Retinal hemorrhages, Unilaterality, Occurrence in infantile or juvenile male patients, Exudates below the retinal vessels, Absence of systemic diseases, and slow progression to retinal detachment, cataract, atrophy, or glaucoma.

As of today, not much else has been added to this information, and very little research has been done since. Coats disease is not thought to be a genetic disorder, although it mostly affects young children and males up to adolescents. Most risk factors that have been known to cause other eye disorders and eventual blindness are unrelated in this instance, as the condition usually starts before the child reaches three and is not exposed to the usual harmful influences that puts people at risk for a blinding eye condition.

It is however, known that the condition almost always starts in one eye, and may lead that eye to lose vision partially or completely before may be moving to the second eye. Coats disease is not known to affect both eyes at once or both eyes at all, in which cases the number of patients reported are very rare.

The other problem with Coat’s disease, it literally “sneaks up” on young children, who are still unaware that there might be something wrong with their vision. Coats disease is treatable if caught early, and therefore parents need to be vigilant to ensure their child’s vision is not affected by Coats Disease.

The start of the eye disease presents little or no affect on vision. Generally, however, by the time a noticeable change has taken place, the condition would have progressed onto seriously affecting one’s vision. It can affect children in infancy, and children between the ages of six and nine are most at risk. This is what delays diagnosis and advanced treatment. The other most troubling effect of this eye disease is it is a painless condition, giving out no warning signs at all.

The good news is the disease is very rare, affecting only 0.09 individuals in every 100,000 people. Coats disease is easily noticeable during a regular eye exam done by an eye doctor Dubai. The doctor may notice a white or yellow blob in the region of the pupil or abnormal growth of blood vessels at the back of the eye. Cholesterol deposits may be seen on the retina when the pupil is dilated during an eye exam for children by your family eye specialist.

One very popular case that was recently reported on the media was the case of a three year old being diagnosed by the excessive reflection of the flash on the affected eye, which showed one eye to have an obstruction near the pupil. Close range pictures with good flashes can also help detect the onset of Coat’s disease.

Although the disease is rare, it would be advised to have your child checked specifically for coats disease from the stage of infancy. Regular eye exams at Ebsaar Eye Surgery and Vision Correction Solutions Clinic will not only prevent further complications in relation to Coats Disease, but will help in diagnosing any other vision affecting disease early on.

Astigmatism Dubai

Astigmatism is a common eye condition sometimes present at birth and sometimes is a result of injury or other eye diseases. It is a physical disfigurement of the eye’s surface causing blurred vision. The condition is identified by the absence of a smooth curvature of the cornea or lens. The rough surface causes a person’s vision to become distorted and inaccurate.

Valleys and peaks will be present on the cornea or the lens. The unevenness displaces light improperly away from the retina, which causes vision to become distorted and unclear. The condition is not worsened by a person’s life style, and therefore contrary to popular belief, reading into the night or watching a lot of television has no effect on the disease.

Astigmatism causes other symptoms too. Eyestrain, headaches, and bad vision. These symptoms are common with other refractive errors such as near and farsightedness, and hence goes undetected until an optometrist or an ophthalmologist examines the eye. If caught early, mild forms of Astigmatism is corrected with specially made glasses or contact lenses.

There are two types of Astigmatism, one that affects the cornea, and the other that affects the lens of the eye. As it would be understood, it is easier to treat corneal astigmatism than it is to treat Lenticular Astigmatism with external corrective measures. LASIK surgery Dubai, would be more suited for treating the latter.  

The eyes are meant to have smooth perfectly rounded surfaces without abnormal shapes or structures to refract light on to the retina properly. Light beams reaching elsewhere is not detected by the optic nerve. When the cornea or lens presents steeper ridges and low-lying valleys, similar to what a scoop of ice cream looks like, it will distort a person’s vision immensely.

Rigid contact lenses are more effective in treating corneal astigmatism, as they are hard and force the imperfections into a smooth curved shape. Prescription glasses counteract blurred vision, and a combination of glasses and rigid contact lenses, will see the condition improve. Astigmatism is a physical disfigurement of the eye and therefore corrective eye surgery is able to give immediate results to patients.

Astigmatism is diagnosed by an eye doctor using a Kerotoscope; a device that measures the orientation of the refracted light. Once the diagnosis is complete, it will be up to the patient to decide the preferred method of treatment based on the Doctors advice.

Ebsaar provides all types of treatment for this common eye condition from corrective glasses, contact lenses, and LASIK Surgery in Dubai. If astigmatism causes severe blurred or distorted vision hampering normal daily activities even with glasses, LASIK surgery is able to remove the disfigurements present on the cornea and lens, reversing refractive error. LASIK surgery is now considered one of the most trusted and safe eye treatment options for various visual conditions.

Refractive Errors in Dubai

Refractive errors in Dubai and in anywhere else in the world are generally categorized in to two section; high and low. High refractive errors generally result in the patient having blurry and inaccurate vision to an extent that the eye cannot correct this predicament and focus on an object accurately on its own. Low refractive errors have a possibility to be corrected on its own but could lead to muscular and nerve exhaustion because the eye has to make extra effort to focus on an object accurately. Such errors also tend to be harder to spot in comparison with high refractive errors in Dubai.

A predominant symptom of having high refractive errors in Dubai is that those affected have decreased visual focus and tend to be clumsier in comparison with others. When it comes to children, observation has proven to show that those affected with refractive errors in Dubai seem to be less intelligent, less inclined to interact with others, participate in sporting activities and are even clumsier than others and have experienced drastic improvement in learning and coordination once the problem has been paid attention to and fixed by a good eye doctor in Dubai. 

The Ebsaar Eye Surgery Center; founded and headed by Dr. Hani Sakla is renowned for not only having the best eye specialists but also for being thorough, informative and extremely transparent when it comes to informing and educating patients on eye disease in Dubai, treatment plans and procedures so that you are always in the loop. Refractive errors are a main cause for visual acuity and we at the Ebsaar Eye Surgery Center specialize in treating such eye ailments and many more because we work only towards the betterment of your eyes. In order to treat such errors, we first make sure to examine the patient’s vision in detail by channeling our patients to one of our best eye specialists available at our eye clinic. Sometimes the cause for such refractive errors tends to be due to an external factor that is not in relation to the eye as well.

There are certain instances where this eye disease in Dubai must be corrected as well because it could disrupt the balance of vision and lead to more complex problems. Our eye clinic understands the importance of viewing the eye as more than merely a visual device but as a part of the body as a whole. It is the view of our best eye specialists that some eye ailments have the potential to be the first symptoms of a more serious ailment and should therefore be given immediate attention to and diagnosed accurately as soon as possible. Dr. Hani Sakla utilizes his immense experience in the field to ensure that all his staff is more than capable to handle from the simplest to the most complicated issue with ease and expertise.