KOLOA, Hawaii — Patients with diabetic retinopathy need special care while pregnant, according to a speaker at Retina 2025.
Irena Tsui, MD, said hormonal, metabolic and vascular changes during pregnancy can lead to worsening of diabetic retinopathy.
“Pregnant patients with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes should be screened for retinopathy early in their pregnancy,” she said.
Tsui said the rate of diabetes in pregnancy is difficult to estimate because of the number of women who do not receive adequate prenatal care, but it is probably around the same (Read more...)