Reversible Blindness Associated with Preeclampsia – A Report of Three Cases

A large number of pregnancies are affected by hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Preeclampsia is a systemic disease and affects almost all organs of the body. When visual cortex is affected the patient may develop blindness which is temporary and resolves within variable period of time. There is no need for any specific therapy for blindness; the standard management of severe preeclampsia is to be continued. Neuroimaging has a very limited role. Three cases that developed blindness in preeclampsia are presented.