Pregnancy after vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
A 26-year-old female with insulin-dependent diabetes of 16 years duration had a vitrectomy for a dense non-resolving vitreous haemorrhage. Two months later she became pregnant. She delivered a healthy baby and despite the known adverse effects of pregnancy on retinopathy no deterioration occurred in visual acuity or in retinal appearance.
D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics; D011379:Prognosis; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*