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  • Sleep Medicine
  • Public Health

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  • Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) prevalence is rising, largely due to increasing obesity rates.
  • While primarily an upper airway disorder during sleep, OSA's systemic effects are increasingly recognized.
  • Existing research suggests potential links between OSA and various ophthalmic conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current literature on the prevalence of OSA in ophthalmic disease populations.
  • To explore potential causal mechanisms for the overlap between OSA and eye conditions.
  • To identify gaps in evidence and recommend future research directions.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing studies on OSA and specific ophthalmic conditions.
  • Analysis of associations found between OSA and diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, floppy eyelid syndrome, non-arteritic ischaemic optic neuropathy, keratoconus, and AMD.
  • Assessment of the quality of evidence, noting the lack of robust prospective studies with multi-channel sleep diagnostics.

Main Results:

  • Associations between OSA and several ophthalmic conditions have been reported.
  • However, robust prospective studies utilizing multi-channel sleep studies for OSA diagnosis are lacking.
  • The significance of OSA prevalence in ophthalmic cohorts requires well-matched control groups.

Conclusions:

  • Ophthalmologists should consider screening for OSA in their patients.
  • Further high-quality research is necessary to confirm the associations and understand underlying mechanisms.
  • Investigating whether OSA therapies can benefit ophthalmic disorders is a key area for future study.