A growing belly is not the only physical change during pregnancy. Your eyes will also change. Throughout your pregnancy, your eyes may experience dryness, vision problems, and much more. Here’s an overview of the most common vision changes that can arise, their symptoms, and what you can do about them.
1. Reduced tolerance to contact lenses and dry eyes during pregnancy – Corneal Edema
What it is: Corneal sensitivity is a problem that often occurs in pregnant women along with other changes in the third trimester. Its cause may be related to a slight increase in corneal thickness, which makes it more sensitive and easily irritated.
Advice: Reduce or stop wearing contact lenses if symptoms persist. Keep your glasses handy. This is not the best time to wear contact lenses.
2. Blurred vision during pregnancy – Retinal changes
What it is: Vision problems or retinal changes may be due to a pre-existing problem, such as diabetes.
Advice: Be sure to carefully monitor your blood sugar levels if you are diabetic and consult your specialist doctor.
3. Distorted vision during pregnancy – Central serous chorioretinopathy
What it is: This is a leak or accumulation of fluid under the retina. (The fluid filters from the choroid, the layer of blood vessels beneath the retina.)
Advice: Consult your ophthalmologist.
4. Tunnel vision during pregnancy – Pituitary adenoma
What it is: A pituitary adenoma is a benign tumor. The pituitary gland, responsible for hormone secretion, can form a tumor. This can cause problems such as acromegaly (overproduction of growth hormone) or Cushing’s disease (overproduction of corticosteroid hormones).
Advice: This condition is very rare, but be sure to consult your ophthalmologist if you experience episodes of tunnel vision during pregnancy.
5. High eye pressure during pregnancy – Glaucoma
What it is: Glaucoma is an eye disorder characterized by increased pressure inside the eyeball. Generally, eye pressure tends to decrease during pregnancy, possibly due to hormonal changes in the body. This can be beneficial for some women as pre-existing glaucoma symptoms tend to improve.
Advice: Reduce eye pressure. However, in some cases, medication is still necessary. As with all medications, glaucoma treatments must be used with extreme caution in pregnant women. If you have glaucoma, be sure to schedule an appointment with your ophthalmologist as soon as you become pregnant. Also, make sure your gynecologist and obstetrician are aware of this condition.
These are some of the vision problems that may arise during pregnancy. Consider which you might be experiencing and, above all, consult with your ophthalmologist and your gynecologist-obstetrician.
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