Effects of OSA Surgery on Ophthalmological Microstructures.

CONCLUSION: The visual sensitivities on SAP, ML thickness on OCT, and oxygenation status on PSG significantly improved 6 months after upper airway surgery in patients with severe OSA. Upper airway surgery may ameliorate the microstructures of the retina in patients with severe OSA.
PMID: 31091983 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology - May 14, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Lin PW, Lin HC, Friedman M, Chang HW, Salapatas AM, Lin MC, Chin CH Tags: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Source Type: research