Pregnant women with non-severe COVID-19 infection did not show measurable changes in retinal or optic nerve structures compared with uninfected controls, according to a study.
The prospective observational study evaluating ocular microvascular health during pregnancy included 80 pregnant women between 16 and 34 weeks of gestation, including 32 with PCR-confirmed non-severe COVID-19 infection and 48 controls without infection.
Researchers found no statistically significant differences between the COVID-19 and control groups across any ophthalmologic measurements. In addition, the timing of infection during the second or third trimester was not associated with significant structural ocular changes.
Reference
Turgut FG, Satır Özel C, Aktaş N, et al. The effects of COVID-19 infection on ophthalmologic findings in pregnant women: a prospective controlled observational study. Int Ophthalmol. 2026;46(1):244. doi: 10.1007/s10792-026-04118-3. PMID: 42183895.
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