High prevalence of sleep‐disordered breathing in patients with primary open‐angle glaucoma

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Authors

S.‐Hakki Onen · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille

F. Mouriaux · Hôpital Claude Huriez

Lotfi Berramdane · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille

J C Dascotte · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille

Jean‐François Kulik · Université Lille Nord de France

Jean‐François Rouland · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille

Abstract

We found a high prevalence of SDB in patients with POAG. Chronic hemodynamic changes and recurrent severe hypoxia resulting from SDB may contribute to anoxic optic nerve damage, implicated in glaucoma.

Topics & Keywords

Glaucoma and retinal disorders Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volume 78, Issue 6, pp. 638-641

DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2000.078006638.x

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