Optic disc and retinal nerve fiber layer parameters as indicators of neurodegenerative brain changes in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Huseyinoglu N., Ekinci M., Ozben S., Buyukuysal C., Kale M. Y., Sanivar H. S.

SLEEP AND BREATHING, vol.18, no.1, pp.95-102, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11325-013-0854-z
  • Journal Name: SLEEP AND BREATHING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.95-102
  • Keywords: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, Optic coherence tomography, Retinal nerve fiber layer, Brain atrophy, NORMAL-TENSION GLAUCOMA, COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY, NEURONAL APOPTOSIS, MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS, THICKNESS, NEUROPATHY, ASSOCIATION, DEFINITION, PREVALENCE, DISEASE
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose Retina is a unique part of the central nervous system (CNS) for visualizing the processes of axonal and neuronal degeneration. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows direct visualization and measurement of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, macular volume, and optic disc (OD) parameters. One of the disorders associated with atrophy in different brain regions is obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). In the present study, we aimed to determine OD and RNFL changes measured by OCT for investigating the progress of neurodegeneration development in OSAS, excluding all the other conditions that can directly affect RNFL thickness and optic nerve parameters.