ArticleJournal of current ophthalmology2017
A survey of ophthalmologists and gynecologists regarding termination of pregnancy and choice of delivery mode in the presence of eye diseases.
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- A comprehensive review of management modalities for glaucoma and intraocular hypertension during pregnancy.International ophthalmology · 2026Review
- Management of uveitic and chorioretinal conditions in pregnancy.Eye (London, England) · 2026Review
- A State-of-the-Art Review of Ophthalmological Indications for a Cesarean Section: Is There a Patient for Whom a Cesarean Section Is Really Indicated?Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Advancing Glaucoma Treatment During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: Contemporary Management Strategies and Prospective Therapeutic Developments.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Identification of a Novel Frameshift Variant ofJournal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The roles of sex and gender in women's eye health disparities in the United States.Biology of sex differences · 2021Review
- A Narrative Review of the Complex Relationship between Pregnancy and Eye Changes.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Understanding Factors Leading to Primary Cesarean Section and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region (North-Eastern Italy), 2005-2015.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- A Systematic Evaluation of Hospital Performance of Childbirth Delivery Modes and Associated Factors in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region (North-Eastern Italy), 2005-2015.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Delivery in Myopic Women: A Comparison of Mode of Delivery in Years 1990, 2000, and 2010.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate and compare the attitudes of ophthalmologists and gynecologists in suggesting appropriate approach to pregnancy in different ocular conditions.
methodsSpecialty-specific questionnaires on delivery mode and abortion indications for ophthalmic patients (refractive, vascular, oncologic, retinal, glaucoma, postoperation, posttrauma, and infectious) were designed and distributed among physician staff of Farabi Eye Hospital and Yas Women Hospital in Tehran. Attitudes and preferences of the ophthalmologists and gynecologists were quantified and compared.
resultsParticipants were 29 ophthalmologists and 19 gynecologists. Their mean age was 49.73 ± 7.57 and 46.79 ± 1.36 years, respectively. More than 50-70% ophthalmologists were in favor of normal vaginal delivery (NVD) in all ocular diseases. All gynecologists (100%) expressed their need for an ophthalmologist's opinion for decision-making. Ophthalmologists' top choices for conditions potentially requiring a caesarean section were corneal transplants (34.5%), high myopia (23%), retinal detachment (29%), and orbital tumors (34.5%), while two gynecologists recommended abortion in the presence of intraocular and orbital tumors and retinal detachment. In the case of a history of refractive surgery, orbital tumor and intraocular tumor, ophthalmologists recommend NVD over caesarean section twice as much as their gynecologist peers. For history of retinal detachment, glaucoma, retinal vascular accident and intraocular hemorrhage, no single gynecologist recommend NVD. The corresponding figure for ophthalmologist-recommended NVD were 67, 84, 72, and 81%.
conclusionsThere is extreme inconsistency among ophthalmologists and gynecologists in managing ophthalmic-obstetric scenarios, especially for caesarean section indications. Clinical guideline development and consultation for decision-making in challenging cases are recommended.
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