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Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the macular thickness and retinal volume alterations by using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in patients with pregnancy induced hypertension (gestational hypertension and mild preeclampsia) and compare with healthy pregnant controls.
Settings: This study was done as a collaborative work between ophthalmology department and the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Design: A prospective cohort observational non-randomized comparative study
Methods: pregnant women 18-45 years were included. Pregnant women with mild Preeclampsia (n= 12), gestational hypertension (n=9) and normal pregnant women with no associated other ocular or systemic disease were included
Results: Macular thickness and retinal volume were thicker during pregnancy than after delivery in all groups. While during pregnancy, central subfield thickness was thinnest in preeclampsia group and thickest in the gestational hypertension group (statistically non-significant difference)
Conclusion: Both macular thickness and retinal volume changes during and after delivery. Changes are not significant.