Contact lenses in pregnancy

In pregnancy and during lactation alters the body. The eyes are often affected by this change. Especially contact lens wearers must therefore adapt to a different handling of visual aids. Stefanie Berger, optometrist at Mister Spex, Germany's largest online retailer of designer glasses, explains the possible causes of symptoms and a worse vision and comfort of contact lenses. Here are her tips for alleviating the symptoms.
What impact has the hormonal changes of pregnancy on the body through the eyes?

In a pregnancy, the body is in an exceptional situation hormonal. The altered hormone levels also affects the associated metabolic processes, including the eyes may be affected. It is not uncommon for symptoms such as dryness and an impaired sense of comfort of contact lenses. These adverse effects are usually temporary and disappear again at the very latest after the end of lactation.
What are the causes for reduced wear comfort of contact lenses?

Water retention in the body causing swelling or edema, which may in the eyelids lead to an unpleasant feeling of heaviness. This gives the impression that the contact lenses move easily. A feeling of pressure when wearing contact lenses can also be caused by changes the composition and quantity of tear fluid. This may cause dryness of the eye and slight conjunctival irritation and thus trigger additional discomfort when wearing contact lenses.
Can eyesight worsen during pregnancy?

Fluid retention may also affect the cornea. This may be a higher light or glare and reduced contrast sensitivity have resulted. In addition, both the thickness and the curvature of the cornea temporarily change slightly. This can lead to a temporary deterioration of vision. Especially in the last trimester of pregnancy can alter the visual acuity on average between one-quarter to one half diopter.
Five Tips: What women can do yourself to alleviate the symptoms?

    Do not leave your contact lenses in the eye longer than necessary and replace them more often for a couple of hours against your glasses.
    Moisten the eyes regularly with rewetting drops to relieve the dryness. Note, however, that the drops are suitable for contact lens wearers.
    Let the optician checked the seat of contact lenses and adjust if necessary.
    Change in circumstances in consultation with the optician to a type of lens with extended wear time and increased oxygen permeability, and improved where appropriate, to foster-care funds. This increases the comfort of your lenses.
    In the delivery room is recommended for several reasons, dispense contact lenses to complete. In some cases exceeds the duration of the birth of the recommended wearing time of lenses. In addition, many women after childbirth are also too weak to remove the lenses or just forget it. Not least is the case of a rare complication that requires anesthesia, better to have no lenses in the eye.

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In pregnancy and lactation,alcohol? No thank you!

To mark the anniversary of the alcohol-impaired child on 9 September, the Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) points to the high risk of harm to children caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Each year approximately 10,000 children born in Germany with so-called fetal alcohol effects. The children are in their mental and physical development usually permanently damaged severely. By complete abstinence from alcohol during pregnancy and lactation, these obstacles can be avoided, however, to 100 percent.

"Even small amounts of alcohol can cause permanent damage to the unborn child behind. Pregnant and lactating women should avoid alcohol so completely, "says Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Pott, director of the Federal Centre for Health Education. During pregnancy, the baby through the umbilical cord is supplied with all necessary nutrients from the diet of the mother. Alcohol also passes through this path to the child, so that it quickly reaches the same alcohol level as the mother. Since the organs of the child are not fully developed, it can break down the alcohol, but much worse, his body is defenseless against alcohol-related harm.

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Soy could Increase the Possibility of Pregnancy up to 6 Times

For mothers who struggle to have a baby even after doing IVF (in vitro fertilization) techniques, there is now the exciting news of a study that showed the benefits of soy-based fertility techniques that increase up to 6 times the chance of pregnancy for the mothers as well as minimize the risk of miscarriage of the fetus.

In the study, a mother who has failed to use IVF techniques has managed to get pregnant by using soy-based technique using Intralipid infusion fluids containing basic substance from soybean oil. This technique is also capable of inhibiting chemical compounds that can cause miscarriage.

According to Dr George Ndukwe from Care fertility clinic in Nottingham, one in four pregnant women who are struggling to have a damaged immune system. Extra level of high white blood cell can trigger the production of chemicals that can invade the placenta or the embryo.

Research is proving almost half of the participants who failed in vitro fertilization techniques and then given intravenous fluids Intralipid and managed to get pregnant. Intralipid fluid is usually given to patients who can not eat as a substitute for food in a way inserted into the patient's blood vessels.

Furthermore, Dr. Ndukwe said that the way of pregnancy using this technique will cost cheaper and more effective to inhibit the production of hazardous chemicals. The results of this study will be presented in the British Fertility Society conference on January 6, 2011.

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