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Published on: September 11, 2013
Spontaneous resolution of a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after normal labor and childbirth
Conrad Schmoll1, Vijay Hegde, Harry Bennett
1From the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to describe a patient with an untreated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, first diagnosed during pregnancy, that underwent spontaneous resolution after normal labor and childbirth.
Methods:
Descriptive case report.
Results And Discussion:
It has been extensively documented that normal labor and childbirth are safe in the context of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Although exudative retinal detachment is a well-known complication of preeclampsia, spontaneous reattachment of a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment is a rare phenomenon. In this case, labor-induced physiologic changes may have contributed to the resolution of the detachment.
