Ocular Manifestations of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Conclusions:Hypoxia induced by nightly cessation of breathing increases patients' risk of coronary artery disease, heart failure, stroke, and other conditions. As with many maladies detrimental to vascular health, obstructive sleep apnea affects the eye and ocular adnexa. This paper summarizes the current evidence implicating OSA in these ocular maladies and highlights their proposed mechanisms. The authors describe ocular pathology which sleep specialists may encounter. We encourage more aggressive attention to ocular symptoms in patients with sleep apnea to prevent vision-threatening complications. Further research should investigate how sleep apnea treatment affects these ocular findings and identify which sleep apnea patients are most prone to developing ocular pathology.Citation:Santos M, Hofmann RJ. Ocular manifestations of obstructive sleep apnea.J Clin Sleep Med. 2017;13(11):1345–1348
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research