Abstract

AIM: Incidence of ocular manifestations and demographic changes in women with pregnancy induced hypertension. SETTING AND DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Chi-square test and fisher exact test MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a study on 203 womens with PIH over a period of 2.5 years in awadh region of Uttar Pradesh. We recorded the baseline data from the patient files and conducted a fundoscopic examination of all patients included in the study and findings classified on the basis of Keith Wegner and Barker classification. RESULT: Out of 203 patients 60% were primigravidas of average age 36 years. 57% patients had no fundus changes. Most common grade-1 retinopathy changes (29.60%) are seen followed by grade-2 (9.9%), grade -3(2.5%) and grade- 4(1%). Most common fundus finding is arterial attenuation and most common symptom was headache. CONCLUSION: The examination of ocular fundus proved to be a valuable and necessary diagnostic procedure in determining the cause and appropriate treatment for mothers with pre-eclampsia.

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