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Refractive issues in pregnancy
Author(s) -
SHARMA Sushma,
REKHA Wuntakal,
SHARMA Tarun,
DOWNEY Gabrielle
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2006.00569.x
Subject(s) - pregnancy , medicine , post partum , obstetrics , lactation , biology , genetics
Pregnancy is known to cause refractive changes as a result of various hormonal changes occurring during pregnancy. These changes may persist for a few weeks post‐partum and during lactation. In this article we discuss various refractive issues in pregnancy that have an effect on contact lens use, myopia and the outcome of refractive surgery.