Ocular Changes During Pregnancy

Overview

Journal Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet

Specialty Gynecology & Obstetrics

Date 2017 Aug 8

PMID 28783856

Citations 2

Authors

Pedro Marcos-Figueiredo

Ana Marcos-Figueiredo

Pedro Meneres

Jorge Braga

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Abstract

Pregnancy is needed for the perpetuation of the human species, and it leads to physiological adaptations of the various maternal organs and systems. The eye, although a closed space, also undergoes some modifications, most of which are relatively innocuous, but they may occasionally become pathological. For women, pregnancy is a susceptibility period; however, for many obstetricians, their knowledge of the ocular changes that occur during pregnancy tends to be limited. For this reason, this is a important area of study as is necessary the development of guidelines to approach those changes. Of equal importance are the knowledge of the possible therapies for ophthalmological problems in this period and the evaluation of the mode of delivery in particular conditions. For this article, an extensive review of the literature was performed, and a summary of the findings is presented.

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