Why the study?
Does preeclampsia increase the long-term risk of maternal retinal disorders in women who have delivered neonates?
Population
1,108,541 women who delivered neonates in any hospital in Quebec, Canada, between 1989 and 2013
Comparison
Preeclampsia vs No preeclampsia
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Up to 25 years
Authors
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Preeclampsia may indicate elevated long-term retinal risks in diabetic mothers; hypothesis-generating for screening protocols and causal studies.
Does preeclampsia increase the long-term risk of maternal retinal disorders in women who have delivered neonates?
Preeclampsia, particularly severe or early-onset, is associated with a significantly increased long-term risk of maternal retinal disease, including diabetic retinopathy and retinal detachment.
Auger et al. (2016) studied this question.
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