Differential effects of obstructive sleep apnea on the corneal subbasal nerve plexus and retinal nerve fiber layer.
Katherine A BussanWhitney L StuardNatalia MussiWon LeeJess T WhitsonYacine IssiouiAshley A RoweKatherine J WertDanielle M RobertsonPublished in: PloS one (2022)
OSA does not exert a robust effect on corneal nerves. OSA is however, associated with thinning of the RNFL. Participants with glaucomatous optic nerve changes and risk factors for OSA should be examined as uncontrolled OSA may exacerbate glaucoma progression.