Alterations of Ocular Surface and Tear Film in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome.

Pei-Wen LinHsin-Ching LinChun-Tuan ChangMichael FriedmanAnna M SalapatasMeng-Chih LinChih-Yun Lin

Published in: Nature and science of sleep (2022)

OSA patients had higher occurrence of FES. The NIKBUT was significantly shorter, and the temporal conjunctival redness scores over bulbar and limbal areas were higher in the moderate/severe OSA group than in the normal/mild OSA group. NIKBUT and conjunctival hyperemia significantly correlated with the severity of untreated OSA.

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