Prevalence and severity of diabetic retinopathy in pregnant women with diabetes-time to individualize photo screening frequency.

Nina PappotNicoline Callesen DoMarianne Vestgaard Björg ÁsbjörnsdóttirJavad Nouri HajariHenrik Lund-AndersenPernille HolmagerPeter DammLene RingholmElisabeth Reinhardt Mathiesen

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2022)

Good glycaemic control and no retinopathy was seen in a large proportion of women in early pregnancy and none of these women developed sight-threatening retinopathy. The frequency of retinal screening can probably be safely reduced during pregnancy in these women.

Keyphrases

diabetic retinopathy
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
type diabetes
optical coherence tomography
cervical cancer screening
breast cancer risk
risk factors
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
electron transfer
visible light