Choroidal thickness changes measured by enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography in third trimester pregnant women

Int J Retina Vitreous. 2018 Apr 23:4:14. doi: 10.1186/s40942-018-0118-y. eCollection 2018.

Authors

Lorenzo Ferro Desideri^{1

2}, Fabio Barra^{3

2}, Simone Ferrero^{3

2}, Aldo Vagge^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo R. Benzi 10, 16131 Genoa, Italy.
² 3Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
³ Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo R. Benzi 10, 16131 Genoa, Italy.

Abstract

The aim of this article is to underline the effect of pregnancy on the variations of choroidal thickness caused by hormonal and haemodynamic changes.

Keywords: Choroid; Choroidal thickness; Hormonal changes; Optical coherence tomography; Pregnancy; Third trimester.