Effect of obstructive sleep apnoea on retinal microvascular function: a randomised controlled trial.

Chris D TurnbullJames A StockleyShyam MadathilSyed S A HuqBrendan G CooperAsad AliSimon WhartonJohn R StradlingRebekka Heitmar

Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2022)

CPAP withdrawal and a return of OSA had no significant effect on retinal microvascular responses. This contrasts with the effect of CPAP withdrawal on macrovascular endothelial function and suggests that OSA has different effects on macrovascular and microvascular endothelial function. ISRCTN 78082983, 23/10/2014, Prospectively registered.

Keyphrases

positive airway pressure
obstructive sleep apnea
sleep apnea
optical coherence tomography
diabetic retinopathy
optic nerve
physical activity
sleep quality