Corneal Biomechanical Properties in Pregnancy

57 eyes of 57 healthy pregnant women who were visiting Obstetrics and Gynecology department for routine examination and 26 eyes of 26 non pregnant control subjects who were at the first week of the menstrual cycle were enrolled in the study. All subjects had a detailed ophthalmologic examination including the best corrected visual acuity with a Snellen chart, slit- lamp biomicroscopic evaluation, and indirect fundoscopy. The biomechanical properties Corneal Hysteresis, Corneal resistance factor, corneal compensated intraocular pressure and Goldmann-correlated intraocular pressure values were measured with ORA (Ocular Response Analyzer, software version 1.02, Reichert, Inc.) Central corneal thickness was measured with a built-in ultrasonic pachymeter attached to the ORA device.Axial length , Anterior chamber depth , and keratometry readings were acquired with an ocular biometer (IOLMaster; Carl-Zeiss Meditec, Inc.) before CCT determinations had been taken. Results of these parameters were compared between pregnant group and healthy control group.