Ophthalmological problems in pregnancy - a review

Ginekol Pol. 2020;91(8):473-477. doi: 10.5603/GP.2020.0080.

Abstract

Pregnancy is associated with numerous changes affecting all organs. Ophthalmological changes in pregnant women are most often physiological and resolve spontaneously after delivery. However, the possibility of progression of previously diagnosed ophthalmic diseases or the occurrence of ophthalmological complications in the course of diseases characteristic for pregnancy should always be considered.

Keywords: Sheehan’s syndrome; central serous retinopathy; diabetic retinopathy; eclampsia; eye; glaucoma; myopia; papilloedema; preeclampsia; pregnancy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diabetic Retinopathy / physiopathology
  • Eye Diseases / diagnosis
  • Eye Diseases / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ocular Physiological Phenomena
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / physiopathology*
  • Prenatal Diagnosis / methods*