This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The measurement of the pressure of the eyeball is a test commonly done by eye doctors. There is very little information known about how the strength of pushing during the labor and delivery process is transmitted to the eyeball. The purpose of this research is to determine what effect vaginal delivery of a bbaby has on the eyeball pressure. The information learned from this study may help doctors determine if a different way of delivering a baby, like cesarean section, is better for women in labor who have certain eye diseases. Fifty-five pregnant women will be studied in the labor, delivery, and post-partum rooms. Six measurements of the eyeball pressure will be done during the labor, delivery, and post-partum periods. An ophthalmologist will examine the subject's eyes before and after pressure measurements. The doctor will measure the pressure of the eyeball with the use of a pressure-measuring device called a tonometer.
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