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Four measurements were taken from the pregnant women, in each trimester and postpartum third month, and once from the control group. Of the individuals included in the study, anterior chamber depth (ACD), anterior chamber volume (ACV), K1 (flat keratometry), K2 (steep keratometry), Kmean (mean value of K1 and K2), anterior chamber angle (ACA), central corneal thickness (CCT), thinnest corneal thickness (TCT), astigmatism value (AST), corneal volume (CV), biometry, axial length (AL), spherical equivalent (SFEQ), intraocular lens power (ILP), VA (visual acuity) datas were recorded.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We observed a statistically significant decrease in K2, CCT, ACD, AL and CV in the postpartum period (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.025, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.029, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.005, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.004 respectively) and a statistically significant increase in ACV, CCT, and TCT as the gestational week progressed in the pregnant group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.007, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.025, respectively). A statistically significant decrease in IOP towards to the third trimester, and an increase in the postpartum period was observed (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). We did not observe statistically significant changes in K1, Kmean, AST, ACA, VA, ILP, and SFEQ values.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>It is important to investigate the physiological changes that may occur during pregnancy, distinguish them from pathological changes, and avoid unnecessary treatment. We consider that it\u2019s also important to guide the timing of anterior segment surgeries such as cataract and refractive surgery and to prescribe glasses\/contact lenses.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s10792-024-03173-y","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,24]],"date-time":"2024-06-24T13:02:44Z","timestamp":1719234164000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Evaluation of anterior segment parameters between pregnancy trimesters and postpartum with pentacam scheimflug \u0131maging: a prospective study"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"44","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2544-6618","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"\u00c7isil","family":"Erkan Pota","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4285-419X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Asl\u0131","family":"\u00c7etinkaya Yaprak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,24]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"3173_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"219","DOI":"10.1016\/0039-6257(88)90172-5","volume":"32","author":"JS Sunness","year":"1988","unstructured":"Sunness JS (1988) The pregnant woman\u2019s eye. 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