Changes in Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness During Pregnancy and After Delivery.

Authors :: Takahashi J
Kado M
Mizumoto K
Igarashi S
Kojo T
Source :: Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina] 2017 Oct 01; Vol. 48 (10), pp. 816-821.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: Background and Objective: This study was performed to investigate longitudinal changes in the subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) during pregnancy and after delivery.<br />Patients and Methods: The SFCT was measured in the first and third trimesters, shortly after delivery, and 1 month after delivery in 25 eyes of 25 women. Enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography was used for measurement.<br />Results: The mean SFCT was 347 μm ± 86 μm, 329 μm ± 81 μm, 333 μm ± 81 μm, and 330 μm ± 87 μm in the first and third trimesters, shortly after delivery, and 1 month after delivery, respectively. The SFCT in the first trimester was significantly greater than that in the third trimester, shortly after delivery, and 1 month after delivery.<br />Conclusions: This study indicates that the SFCT is greater in the first trimester and decreases in the third trimester of pregnancy. The SFCT does not subsequently change until 1 month after delivery. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2017;48:816-821.].<br /> (Copyright 2017, SLACK Incorporated.)