Change in vision during pregnancy.
During pregnancy, there are hormonal changes that affect the work of all tissues and organs, including, and vision. Signs of visual impairment are the flashing of "flies" in front of the eyes, the deterioration of the vision of distant objects. Sometimes the eye conjunctiva becomes very sensitive, and those women who before the pregnancy wore contact lenses can not wear them during pregnancy. These signs can occur at any time of pregnancy, they do not always indicate serious visual impairment, but still only an ophthalmologist can understand this.
In any case it is recommended to visit the ophthalmologist twice during pregnancy: the first time at the beginning, the second time at the end - before giving birth. This is especially true for women who suffer a high degree of nearsightedness. They grow in size an eyeball, stretch the retina (a layer of nerve tissue, thin, located on the back of the eyeball on the inside - it is here that we perceive the image and transfer it to the brain), during labor during stress, it may exfoliate, which leads to loss of vision. When the retina is stretched, there is a violation of metabolic processes (dystrophy), which leads to an even greater thinning. Any vision of the retina affects vision.
Detachment of the retina is a serious complication, it can occur at high physical exertion, including during labor. Therefore, women with a high degree of nearsightedness are advised to have a caesarean section. Signs of detachment of the retina: contours of objects are distorted, a dark stain or a veil appears before the eyes, which does not move when looking at the view.
Retinal dystrophy can occur with cardiovascular diseases, cerebral circulation, diabetes mellitus.
With a preventive examination of a pregnant woman, an ophthalmologist reveals her presence and degree of nearsightedness, the presence of stretches and retinal detachments, and looks at the condition of the blood vessels of the fundus.
What should I do to maintain my vision during pregnancy?
To maintain vision during pregnancy, you must, first of all, regularly visit an ophthalmologist and follow all his recommendations. If the ophthalmologist has not revealed any changes in the examination of the fundus, when myopia is small, then with the help of special physical exercises you can prepare for high loads during childbirth. It is necessary to pass a school of motherhood, where they learn to push and breathe correctly during childbirth. To preserve the vision it is very important, because all the efforts of a woman should be directed not upwards, on the head, but downwards, to push the child out of the birth canal. With incorrect attempts, the tension goes to the head, and accordingly, a rush of blood occurs to it. Including, the tide occurs and to the blood vessels in the eye fundus, and this can cause their rupture and hemorrhage.
It is recommended that special exercises be done to prevent the spread of myopia. For example, the following exercise is suitable: in the room, on the window, you should paste a small circle of colored bright paper, in diameter less than a centimeter, and carry out special exercises several times a day with the help of it. Do this: the distance from the pasted circle to the eyes should be about 30 cm, one eye should be closed by hand, the other should be looked at in turn: then on the sticker, then on any object outside the window, placed as far as possible; The same exercise is then done with the second eye.
If myopia progresses, there are changes on the fundus, then the ophthalmologist can offer a laser for vision correction to a woman planning a pregnancy. This procedure requires special equipment, but it is not traumatic for the patient, because in the conditions of the clinic it is carried out quickly and painlessly. The retina of the eye is strengthened by the action of the laser beam, becoming less prone to detachment and stretching. In some cases, after this operation, a woman with severe myopia is allowed to perform natural birth instead of Caesarean section. It is better to do a laser correction before pregnancy, because an obstacle to it during pregnancy can be anesthesia, which is not always safe for a pregnant woman.
Pregnancy is the time when a woman needs to be especially sensitive to her health and, in particular, her eyesight.