Open AccessPostpartum amaurosis in a woman with severe preeclampsia
Author(s) -
Mónica Mourelo,
Manuel Penín Álvarez,
José L. Díaz,
Teresa García,
Rita Galeiras,
David Freire
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/0972-5229.92077
Subject(s) - medicine , amaurosis , preeclampsia , pregnancy , fetus , obstetrics , gestational hypertension , pediatrics , retinopathy of prematurity , gestational age , surgery , genetics , biology
The maternal and perinatal fetal prognosis of preeclampsia depends on the gestational age of the fetus at onset, the severity of the disease, the quality of care, and the presence of pre-existent medical conditions. One of the uncommon effects of severe preeclampsia on the eye is sudden loss of vision. The present case report is of a woman with severe preeclampsia exacerbated by delivery that coursed with difficult-to-control arterial hypertension and reversible cortical amaurosis without impaired consciousness or seizures.