Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2020

EVALUATION OF IOP CHANGES DURING PREGNANCY

Dr B. V Rao, Dr Rishi Sharma, Dr Dp Singh

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Aim: To evaluate the changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) during pregnancy Design: Prospective Cohort study Place and duration of study: Peripheral hospital in North India (Feb 2018- Dec 2019) Methods: Measurement of Intraocular pressure IOP using a Goldmann Applanation tonometer (GAT) during first, second, and third trimester of pregnancy and puerperium in 470 pregnant women who attended the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Outpatient Department (OPD) in a peripheral hospital in North India. Exclusion Criteria 1. Pre-existing Diabetes mellitus (DM), Hypertension (HTN), Glaucoma 2. Excessive blinking 3. Twin pregnancy Inclusion criteria -Healthy Pregnant women of age group 20-40 years with a known Last Menstrual Period (LMP) and irrespective of the parity. Results: The mean intraocular pressures values measured from both eyes were significantly higher in first trimester and puerperal period than in the third trimester (p<0.001). There was no significant difference in the IOP values between the 2 eyes. Parity had no significant effect on the IOP changes. Conclusion: Changes in the intraocular pressure in pregnancy are common and temporary. This study shows the baseline changes in the intraocular pressure during pregnancy in healthy women. Decrease in intraocular pressures as seen in various stages of pregnancy and puerperal period. Physiologic changes should be kept in mind in order to prevent misdiagnoses during routine antenatal investigations.

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EVALUATION OF IOP CHANGES DURING PREGNANCY, Dr B.V Rao, Dr Rishi Sharma, Dr DP Singh GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-6 | June-2020

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