Corneal Biomechanical Properties in Pregnancy

Medipol University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Corneal Biomechanics

Pregnancy

Treatments

Diagnostic Test: corneal biomechanical properties

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03500523

11134 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

57 eyes of 57 healthy pregnant women who were visiting Obstetrics and Gynecology department for routine examination and 26 eyes of 26 non pregnant control subjects who were at the first week of the menstrual cycle were enrolled in the study. All subjects had a detailed ophthalmologic examination including the best corrected visual acuity with a Snellen chart, slit- lamp biomicroscopic evaluation, and indirect fundoscopy. The biomechanical properties Corneal Hysteresis, Corneal resistance factor, corneal compensated intraocular pressure and Goldmann-correlated intraocular pressure values were measured with ORA (Ocular Response Analyzer, software version 1.02, Reichert, Inc.) Central corneal thickness was measured with a built-in ultrasonic pachymeter attached to the ORA device.Axial length , Anterior chamber depth , and keratometry readings were acquired with an ocular biometer (IOLMaster; Carl-Zeiss Meditec, Inc.) before CCT determinations had been taken. Results of these parameters were compared between pregnant group and healthy control group.

Enrollment

83 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 40 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

57 eyes of 57 healthy pregnant women who were visiting Obstetrics and Gynecology department for routine examination and 26 eyes of 26 non pregnant control subjects who were at the first week of the menstrual cycle were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria included history of intraocular surgery or refractive surgery, history of glaucoma or glaucoma suspicion, contact lens wear, systemic autoimmune disease or diabetes and usage of eye drop and oral contraceptives.