Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Pregnancy may adversely affect the progression of diabetic retinopathy and can have serious implications for the pregnant women.Aim: To asses the impact of pregnancy on the progression of diabetic retinopathy in women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus and to identify risk factors for the progression of retinopathy during pregnancy.Methods: 306 diabetic women, 229 (75.4%) with type 1 and 77 (23.9%) with type 2 di...