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Histopathological analysis of the macular region of an additional enucleated eye was performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      OCTA revealed telangiectasia in the deep capillary plexus (DCP) in 76.9% and the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) in 34.6% of 26 eyes with macular edema or exudation of Coats' disease, exceeding the rate detected by FA (21.4%). Eyes with intraretinal cystoid spaces\/exudates of the macula presented higher presence of telangiectasia in the SCP (57.1% with vs. 8.3% without,\n                      <jats:italic>X<\/jats:italic>\n                      2 = 6.801,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.009) and DCP (92.9 with vs. 58.3% without,\n                      <jats:italic>X<\/jats:italic>\n                      2 = 4.338,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.037). The parafoveal vessel densities (VDs) and fractal dimension in the SCP and DCP were lower in affected eyes than in contralateral eyes (all\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). The VD in SCP (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.009) and DCP (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.010) were lower in refractory group than in improved group. Dilated capillaries with incomplete vessel walls and adjacent inflammatory cells were detected in the neuroretina of the macula in histopathological specimen.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Macular capillary abnormalities, including telangiectasia and VD loss, were positively detected in eyes with macular edema or exudation of Coats' disease. Intraretinal cystoid spaces\/exudates of the macula, rather than subretinal exudates, may be related to macular telangiectasia. 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