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Br J Ophthalmol 1985;69:117-119 doi:10.1136/bjo.69.2.117
  • Research Article

Ocular hypotensive effect of late pregnancy with and without high blood pressure.

Abstract

The mean ocular tension of third trimester hypertensive pregnant women did not differ significantly from that of third trimester non-hypertensives, in contrast to the tendency for open-angle glaucoma to be associated with vascular hypertension. Presumably there are different causes for the two types of vascular hypertension. The ocular hypotensive effect of late pregnancy (third trimester) was confirmed.

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