Question:
From Des Moines, Iowa, USA:
I have been diabetic since I was 12 (I'm now 31) and had severe problems with retinopathy in both eyes over five years ago. One retina partially detached; surgery reattached it, but I have very little vision in that eye. Vision in my other eye has been 20/20 or 20/25 with glasses for the past five years, and doctors say my eyes are stable. How great a risk would pregnancy pose to my eyesight?
Answer:
From the literature I have reviewed, if you start a pregnancy with
bad retinal disease, then you are more likely to have progression of
retinopathy (versus having stable eye disease and a lower risk of
progression). You should discuss this further with your ophthalmologist.
OWJ
Original posting 24 Jul 1998
Posted to Family Planning
and Complications
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