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Published on: December 6, 2016
Prevalence of glaucoma in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea--a cross-sectional case-series
R E Bendel1, J Kaplan, M Heckman
1Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL, USA. Bendel.Rick@mayo.edu
Aim:
To determine the prevalence of glaucoma in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.
Design:
Cross-sectional case series.
Participants:
One hundred patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea.
Testing:
Within 48 h of the polysomnographic diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea, patients underwent the following tests: intraocular pressure, gonioscopy, automated perimetry, stereoscopic biomicroscopy, and fundascopic assessment for the presence of glaucomatous optic nerve changes.
Main Outcome Measures:
The prevalence of glaucoma in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea and the associations between patient characteristics and both glaucoma and intraocular pressure.
Results:
Glaucoma was diagnosed in 27 of 100 patients yielding an estimated prevalence of 27% (95% CI 19-37%). The presence of glaucoma did not correlate with sex, body mass index (BMI), or AHI, but did appear to be associated with age (P=0.014). There was no evidence of a relationship between intraocular pressure and either the apnoea plus hypopnoea index or age.
Conclusion:
The prevalence of glaucoma in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea is an estimated 27%. Sex, age, body mass index or apnoea plus hypopnoea index are not factors influencing the presence of glaucoma in this population of patients.
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