Ocular blood flow in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)

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Karakucuk S., Goktas S., Aksu M., Erdogan N., Demirci S., Oner A., ...More

GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.246, no.1, pp.129-134, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 246 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00417-007-0656-8
  • Journal Name: GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.129-134
  • Keywords: obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, glaucoma, ocular blood flow, apnea-hypopnea index, polysomnography, NORMAL-TENSION GLAUCOMA, FLOPPY EYELID SYNDROME, OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA, HIGH PREVALENCE, PRESSURE, DISORDERS, POPULATION
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background Sleep-related disorders are among the important risk factors for neurovascular diseases. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness, and insomnia. Our aim was to investigate the presence of glaucoma in patients with OSAS and to reveal vascular pathology related to the pathogenesis of glaucoma in those patients.