Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Retinal changes in diabetic and hypertensive women can worsen with pregnancy and may correlate with the severity of gestational diabetes mellitus. The present study was conducted to assess ocular changes during pregnancy. Materials & Methods: 92 pregnant women underwent eye examination. Occurrence of chloasma, dry eyes, intra- ocular pressure, ptosis, contact lens intolerance etc. was recorded. Hypertensive related retinopathy observations in either eye were recorded. Results: Age group 18-28 years had 34, 28-38 years had 46 and >38 years had 12 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Clinical findings were chloasma in 20, dry eyes in 15, contact lens intolerance in 5, ptosis in 10 and pregancy induced hypertension in 16 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Retinal changes showed grade 1 in 4, grade 2 in 8, grade 3 in 3 and grade 4 in 1 patient. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Commonly occurring ocular change was cholasma and retinal changes in pregnancy induced hypertension. Key words: Pregnancy, Chloasma, Retinal