Glaucoma treatment in pregnancy.All glaucoma patients who need treatment with drops need to consider with their ophthalmologist, the possible benefits and potential side effects of any medication. When glaucoma affects a woman who is pregnant, breast-feeding, or considering having a baby, there are additional considerations in the strategies needed for safe treatment. Now there are two patients involved - the mother and the baby - and the ways in which a baby’s tissues and organs react to drugs may be quite different from those in adults.