It is often during pregnancy that a woman finally has time to take care of her health.
Someone makes repairs and rearranges furniture, and someone goes to the doctors to "tighten up" their health and meet motherhood fully armed.
After all, childbirth will definitely not add to health, and it will not be easy to visit doctors with a small child.
If you have finally decided on laser vision correction - is it possible to do it during pregnancy?
Unfortunately, doctors do not recommend this operation for women in position. Laser vision correction will not harm an unborn child or mother. But the changed hormonal background and, in general, its instability can significantly affect the result of the correction.
What should be done at the planning stage of pregnancy?
Childbirth can cause many negative consequences for a woman's vision, including retinal detachment, loss of vision. Therefore, you need to prepare your eyes for such a test in advance.
At the planning stage, you need to visit an ophthalmologist, check the condition of the retina. The doctor can prescribe its strengthening, if there are prerequisites. The procedure is called prophylactic peripheral laser coagulation.During the procedure, the doctor makes pinpoint adhesions at the extreme periphery of the fundus. Adhesions prevent retinal stretching and detachment. This procedure is prescribed by a doctor can be carried out during pregnancy, up to the 3rd trimester.
Is it possible to do laser vision correction for nulliparous women?
Doctors unanimously say that laser correction can be done by nulliparous women. It does not affect future pregnancy or vision impairment after childbirth.
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