Ocular blood flow in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)

KARAKUCUK, Sarper; Goktas, Sertan; Aksu, Murat; Erdogan, NURİ; Demirci, Sevda; Oner, AYŞE; Arda, HATİCE; Gumus, Koray

doi:10.1007/s00417-007-0656-8

Ocular blood flow in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)

KARAKUCUK S., Goktas S., Aksu M., Erdogan N., Demirci S., Oner A., ...More

GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.246, no.1, pp.129-134, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 246 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2008
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00417-007-0656-8
Journal Name: GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.129-134
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Sleep-related disorders are among the important risk factors for neurovascular diseases. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness, and insomnia. Our aim was to investigate the presence of glaucoma in patients with OSAS and to reveal vascular pathology related to the pathogenesis of glaucoma in those patients.