Aqueous humor flow rate and intraocular pressure during and after pregnancy
Green, K.; Phillips, C.I.; Cheeks, L.; Slagle, T.
Ophthalmic Research 20(6): 353-357
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-3747 PMID: 3237393 DOI: 10.1159/000266751
Accession: 007033421
Intraocular pressure and aqueous humor formation rate have been determined from the first trimester of pregnancy through term, with further determinations 3 months postpartum, in 7 patients. The intraocular pressure showed a consistent, statistically significant fall during pregnancy, returning to values seen in early pregnancy after delivery. Aqueous humor formation rate showed no change during pregnancy. The data indicate that the sustained elevated hormonal levels during pregnancy, either directly or indirectly, cause an increase in fluid outflow conductance from the eye without altering the rate of fluid entry.