Volume : 7, Issue : 12, December - 2018

OCULAR FUNDUS MANIFESTATIONS IN PREGNANCY INDUCED HYPERTENSION AT TERTIARY CARE CENTER, TELANGANA.

Dr. B. Kantha Sree, Dr. V. E. Raju, Dr. Kesav Rao, Dr. Alekhya, Dr. K. Vaishnavi Manasa

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:&#10;14.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Pregnancy induced hypertension is a disease entity where the blood pressure of the pregnant patient is more than or equal to 140/90mmhg. This raise of blood pressure can result in varying grades of changes in the eye.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">AIM OF THE STUDY: </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">To study the ocular fundus manifestations in patients with pregnancy induced hypertension.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:&#10;normal"><u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">METHODS AND MATERIAL</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:200%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">: It is a hospital based prospective observational study, where100 patients diagnosed with pregnancy induced hypertension attending the out-patient department of ophthalmology, Gandhi hospital, secunderabad from June 2017 to November 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">RESULTS</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">: 38(38%) showed varying degrees of fundus changes- grade 1(21%), grade 2 (7%), grade 3 (1%), grade 4(7%), 1% of exudative retinal detachment.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">CONCLUSION</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">: Detailed fundus examination is important in PIH for early diagnosis to contribute to lesser complications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>