WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Understanding how pregnancy may yield ocular changes will help ophthalmologists put together an effective treatment plan, according to a speaker at Retina 2026.
While most changes in vision caused by pregnancy are temporary, some conditions may occasionally be life-threatening, William F. Mieler, MD, said during a presentation.
“We see pathologic changes like preeclampsia and eclampsia very commonly,” he said. “We also see central serous choroidopathy quite commonly, and then we see some rarer, more devastating conditions like vasculopathies including disseminated