Prevalence of Glaucoma in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Nahlah Bagabas; Wafaa Ghazali; Mariam Mukhtar; Ibrahim AlQassas; Roah Merdad; Ashfaque Maniyar; Nawaf Almarzouki; Halima Afreen; Osama Badeeb; Siraj Wali

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Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2019, Pages 198 - 203

Prevalence of Glaucoma in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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Nahlah Bagabas¹, Wafaa Ghazali², Mariam Mukhtar², Ibrahim AlQassas³, Roah Merdad⁴, Ashfaque Maniyar⁵, Nawaf Almarzouki⁵, Halima Afreen⁵, Osama Badeeb⁵, Siraj Wali⁶^{, *}

¹Department of Radiology, National Guard Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

²Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

³Department of Internal Medicine, International Medical Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

⁴Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

⁵Department of Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

⁶Sleep Medicine and Research Center, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

^*Corresponding author. Email: sowali@kau.edu.sa

Corresponding Author

Siraj Wali

Received 28 March 2019, Accepted 7 August 2019, Available Online 28 August 2019.

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Keywords: Glaucoma; sleep; sleep-disordered breathing; intraocular pressure
Abstract: To determine the prevalence of glaucoma in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients and compare it with that of patients without OSA. Patients investigated for OSA using polysomnography at the sleep center of King Abdulaziz University Hospital were invited to participate in this cross-sectional case series study. American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines were used to diagnose OSA. Recruitment of patients with and without OSA was conducted from December 2013 to September 2015. Exclusion criteria included topical and systemic steroid use and presence of other ocular diseases. Two criteria, cup/disc ratio and visual field defects, were necessary for a glaucoma diagnosis. Among 84 adults enrolled, 44 (52%) had a confirmed diagnosis of OSA. Glaucoma prevalence was higher among individuals with OSA (16%) than among non-OSA individuals (8%), a difference that was not statistically significant. A consistent trend, which was not statistically significant after adjusting for cofounders, toward more glaucomatous changes was observed in OSA subjects. Although a trend toward higher glaucoma prevalence was observed in OSA patients, the difference was not statistically significant. As many variables contribute to the development of the two conditions, larger cohorts are needed to evaluate associations between glaucoma and OSA.
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Journal: Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue: 9 - 3
Pages: 198 - 203
Publication Date: 2019/08/28
ISSN (Online): 2210-6014
ISSN (Print): 2210-6006
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