Associations of sleep apnoea with glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration: an analysis in the United Kingdom Biobank and the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
Xikun HanSamantha Sze-Yee LeeNathan IngoldNigel McArdleAnthony P KhawajaStuart MacGregorDavid A MackeyPublished in: BMC medicine (2021)
In two large-scale prospective cohort studies, sleep apnoea is associated with a higher risk of both glaucoma and AMD. These findings indicate that patients with sleep apnoea might benefit from regular ophthalmologic examinations.