Management of glaucoma in pregnancy and lactation.
A 30-year-old pregnant woman with glaucoma is presented. The management of her case is used as a basis for a discussion of the use of glaucoma medications, including newer formulations, during pregnancy and lactation.
Johnson
S M
SM
Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Martinez
M
M
Freedman
S
S
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000328:Adult; D002257:Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D020327:Glaucoma Drainage Implants; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007774:Lactation; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012086:Reoperation; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013999:Timolol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014130:Trabeculectomy; D014792:Visual Acuity
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002257:Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D013449:Sulfonamides; D013876:Thiophenes; D013999:Timolol; C062765:dorzolamide