Retinal Complications of Arterial Hypertension during Pregnancy in the Reference Health Center of Kalaban-Coro (Mali)

Our study aimed to investigate the retina complictions of arterial hypertension during pregnancy in the reference health center of Kalaban-Coro. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study over a period of five months from August 1 to December 31, 2021. It involved 185 hypertensive patients admitted to the gyneco-obstetrics department. The frequency of the association of high blood pressure and pregnancy was 18.84%. The most represented age group was 25-34 years with a frequency of 44,9%. Most of our patients had normal visual activity in both eyes. Retinal lesios were in 5,4%of patients. Retinal hemorrhage was the most frequent region with 80%. Only one patient had papilledema, including Stage III, hypertensive retionpathy whiich disppeared on the 30th day.