Pregnancy causes emotional changes as well as physical and hormonal changes. Naturally, one needs to be more careful during this period. Since even some routine treatments can cause different complications during this period, this period is considered special. We can say that this is also the case for eye health. Especially patients who routinely use medication may have question marks about the use of medication during this period. The most common question we encounter during this period is “Can eye drops be used during pregnancy?”. Let’s take a look at the answer to the question.
Using Eye Drops During Pregnancy
First of all, we need to point out that we need to pay attention to many things during pregnancy. Maybe we can even include the eye drops we use for a very simple treatment. It is important to be aware of this. Let’s go back to our topic and evaluate eye drops.
Eye drops are directly absorbed medicines. Just like intravenous medication, eye drops are absorbed and the level of medication in the blood will increase.
For this reason, some eye drops are not recommended for use during pregnancy. We can already say that the product scale of eye drops is quite wide. In other words, the drops you use may be for glaucoma or dry eye. In this respect, there are a wide variety of drop options.
Which drops can be used in which period should be determined by the doctor. Especially in the first 3 months of pregnancy, one should be more careful with eye drops and proceed strictly according to the doctor’s advice. In this process, the doctor may decide to discontinue the use of drops.
