Retinal Vascular Changes During Pregnancy
Understanding Retinal Vascular Changes During Pregnancy and the Impact on Maternal and Fetal Health
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
90 participants
Feb 1, 2024
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this study is to better understand how the back part of the eye-called the retina and the choroid-changes during pregnancy. Specialized photos of the eye will be taken at three different timepoints: early in pregnancy (first or second trimester), late in pregnancy (third trimester), and after delivery. This imaging is non-invasive and does not require contact with the surface of the eye. The photos taken will allow assessment of specific parameters, like blood flow and the health of specialized cells that support vision. Understanding how the eyes change during pregnancy may help guide how retina specialists understanding of retinal disease during pregnancy and better inform pregnancy outcomes.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Patient age 18 years and older
- Patient able to provide informed consent
- Pregnant at time of enrollment and in the 1st or 2nd trimester of pregnancy
Exclusion Criteria2
- Other ocular disease that prevents imaging (significant cataract or other media opacity)
- Unable to comply with imaging or follow-up through duration of study
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Interventions
Non-mydriatic fundus photography and optical coherence tomography will be performed at 3 timepoints
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NCT06311617