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Can dynamic and static pupillary responses be used as an indicator of autonomic dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome?

Seyfettin ErdemSureyya YilmazMine KarahanMehmet Emin DursunSedat AvaMehmet Fuat AlakusUgur Keklikci
Published in: International ophthalmology (2021)
We detected pupil responses innervated by the ANS were affected in the OSAS patients. This effect was more significant in the severe OSAS patients. Therefore, the pupillometry system can be an easily applicable, noninvasive method to detect ANS dysfunction in the OSA patients.
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