Cholesterolosis Bulbi of the Anterior Chamber in Coats Disease

Abstract

Coats disease is characterized by the presence of cholesterol crystals and lipid-laden macrophages in the subretinal space. These cholesterol crystals may rarely be found in the anterior chamber in Coats disease, a phenomenon known as cholesterolosis bulbi. This report describes a patient with advanced Coats disease who presented with anterior chamber cholesterolosis.