Clinical study of ophthalmic manifestation of pregnancy induced hypertension in a rural setting in Central India

Dr Sachin Daigavane; Dr. Piyush Madan

Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2016

Clinical study of ophthalmic manifestation of pregnancy induced hypertension in a rural setting in Central India

Dr Sachin Daigavane, Dr. Piyush Madan

Abstract :

 The following study was done to evaluate the ocular morbidity in patients with pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) and role of ocular symptoms in the early diagnosis of the disease was assessed. 100 patients admitted for PIH were the study sample form that ocular history was taken and anterior segment evaluation and fundus examination was done. Results showed patients with pre eclampsia, fundus on examination had shown changes which corelated with the severity of the disease and levels of hypertension. Changes were significantly associated with severe hypertension, severe proteinuria and severity of the disease