Study finds pregnancy a contraindication for refractive surgery

A study investigating the outcomes of LASIK and PRK in women who underwent refractive surgery while unaware of their pregnancy found significantly worse results compared with those who were not pregnant.
“Although corneal refractive surgery is contraindicated during pregnancy, some patients may be unaware that they are pregnant when they undergo surgery. Our aim was to provide doctors and women in this situation with objective data,” Nuria Alonso-Santander, MD, said at the virtual European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons winter meeting.
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