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Changes in the parameters of the anterior segment of the eye in pregnant women — literature review
Affiliations- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Warsaw, Lindleya 4, 00-001 Warsaw, Poland
- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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Abstract
The physiology of pregnancy is a curious issue for specialists from different branches of medicine and science. In this systematic review, the attention was focused on changes in eyes during pregnancy and confinement. To summarise and systematize actual knowledge in eyes’ changes during pregnancy, publications from years 2011–2017 were analysed. Studies about parameters of corneal endothelial cells, corneal biomechanical parameters, keratometric variables, intraocular pressure and biometry of the anterior chamber were compared. The conducted studies demonstrated the unambiguous character of changes only in case of intraocular pressure, which decreased during the II and III trimesters of pregnancy. Inconsistent study methods and low number of examined patients did not enable to draw explicit conclusions in context of other parameters of the anterior segment of the eye in pregnant women. It is indicated to perform further studies on a representative and homogeneous group of female patients.
Abstract
The physiology of pregnancy is a curious issue for specialists from different branches of medicine and science. In this systematic review, the attention was focused on changes in eyes during pregnancy and confinement. To summarise and systematize actual knowledge in eyes’ changes during pregnancy, publications from years 2011–2017 were analysed. Studies about parameters of corneal endothelial cells, corneal biomechanical parameters, keratometric variables, intraocular pressure and biometry of the anterior chamber were compared. The conducted studies demonstrated the unambiguous character of changes only in case of intraocular pressure, which decreased during the II and III trimesters of pregnancy. Inconsistent study methods and low number of examined patients did not enable to draw explicit conclusions in context of other parameters of the anterior segment of the eye in pregnant women. It is indicated to perform further studies on a representative and homogeneous group of female patients.
Keywords
pregnancy, labour, cornea, keratometry, anterior chamber, intraocular pressure
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Changes in the parameters of the anterior segment of the eye in pregnant women — literature review
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169-173
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2018-03-30
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Ginekol Pol 2018;89(3):169-173.
Keywords
pregnancy
labour
cornea
keratometry
anterior chamber
intraocular pressure
Authors
Karol Taradaj
Tomasz Ginda
Piotr Ciechanowicz
Piotr Maciejewicz
Barbara Suchońska
Iwona Szymusik
Bożena Kociszewska-Najman
Mirosław Wielgoś
Dariusz Kęcik
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