Evaluation of Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy and High Refractive Error in Offspring During Childhood and Adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Growing evidence indicates that adverse prenatal or intrauterine environments might contribute to the development of high refractive error (RE) later in life. However, the association of maternal hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP) with high RE in offspring during childhood and adolescence remains unknown.

Objective

To investigate the association between maternal HDP and overall and type-specific high REs in offspring in childhood and adolescence.

Design, setting, and participants

This nationwide population-based cohort study included live-born individuals born in Denmark from 1978 to 2018 in the Danish national health registers. Follow-up started at the date of birth and ended at the date of RE diagnosis, 18th birthday, death, emigration, or December

SUBMITTER: Li M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10114077 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature