Mehmet Ferdi Kıncı, Serdar Özateş, Buğra Coşkun, Bora Coşkun, Coşkun Şimşir

Retrospective evaluation of indications and birth results of cesarean section due to ophthalmologic diseases

Objectives: To investigate the outcomes of cesarean section due to ophthalmologic indications.Methods: This retrospective clinical study included 40,190 patients underwent cesarean section due toophthalmological indications between January 2013 – August 2015 in MLP Care Group Hospitals (It includes32 hospitals). Demographic data, ophthalmologic history and indications and surgical outcomes of caesareansection was assessed.Results: Of the 53 patients with caesarean delivery due to ophthalmologic indications, 32 (60.4%) had highdegree myopia, 7 (13.2%) had degenerative myopia, 8 (15.1%) had history of ocular surgery, 2 (3.8%) hadhistory of vitreoretinal surgery due to retinal detachment, 2 (3.8%) had glaucoma with uncontrolled intraocularpressure, 1 (1.9%) had retinitis pigmentosa and 1 (1.9%) had optic neuritis.Conclusions: Ratio of ophthalmic indications is small within all cesarean indications and further longitudinalstudies are needed to prevent from unnecessary cesarean section.

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