[blparent] Pregnancy and vision deterioration?

[Jody Ianuzzi]

Hi Marley,

I have a retinopathy of prematurity and when I was pregnant with my children I didn't experience vision problems until after I was in labor. The theory was that perhaps the screening of labor might've caused some bleeds. I also had toxemia in Mayeye doctor said that he was surprised I didn't experience any problems in my retinas from that too.

  I don't think there's any set rule for pregnancy and I think it affects each of us differently. All things considered I would still have had a second child.

JODY 🐺
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> On Mar 25, 2016, at 9:24 AM, Marley Doyle via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> I have a question to see if anyone has experienced a rapid deterioration in
> vision related to pregnancy.  I have rod-cone dystrophy and was corrected
> to 20/80 up until last year. I now have a 5 month old and at my doctor's
> visit yesterday, my vision is now 20/200.  The doctor did not know whether
> pregnacy hormones could cause a rapid deterioration in vision or whether it
> was just a poorly-timed coincidence.  So, I thought I would ask....Has
> anyone else experienced this or known anyone that this has happened to?
> 
> We would love to have another child, but would very seriously reconsidr if
> this was pregnancy-related.
> 
> Thanks, and appreciate all of the support!!
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