Ophthalmic Complications Following Severe Pre - Eclampsia: A Case of Postpartum Vision Loss

Ophthalmic complications like choroidal and retinal detachment following severe pre - eclampsia is a rare but well documented entity. In such cases patient can present with sudden painless loss of vision following delivery. In most of the cases this condition resolves over time with complete or incomplete improvement of vision. We present a case of a 29 year old primigravida with severe pre - eclampsia who developed bilateral sudden painless loss of vision on postpartum day1. B - scan revealed choroidal detachment with early retinal detachment in right eye and early posterior vitreous detachment in left eye. With topical and systemic Prednisolone therapy, patient recovered