Structural and functional retinal changes during pregnancy in women with isolated intrauterine growth restriction and preeclampsia

Purpose: Structural and functional changes in the retina are associated with arterial hypertension and coronary artery disease. There is also a linkage between cardiovascular disease and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) as well as preeclampsia (PE). The aim of this study was to evaluate retinal vascular changes during pregnancy and postpartum in isolated PE without IUGR and isolated IUGR without PE/GH. Material and methods: Arterio-venous-ratio (AVR) and flicked-induced-dilatation (FID) of retinal arterioles were measured with Dynamic Vessel Analyzer in 43 healthy pregnancies (HP), 28 pregnant women with i…