Ganglion cell layer thickening in patients suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea syndrome with long Mean Apnea-Hypopnea Duration during sleep.

Evangelia ChalkiadakiKonstantinos AndreanosEfthymios KarmirisChrysoula FlorouXanthi TsiafakiAnastasia AmfilochiouIlias GeorgalasChrysanthi KoutsandreaDimitrios Papaconstantinou

Published in: International ophthalmology (2020)

We report a novel observation of GC-IPL thickening in OSAHS patients experiencing long MAD, a parameter which incorporates the severity of breathing events during sleep. Higher DCT-IOP was noted with advancing hypoxemia.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
positive airway pressure
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
mass spectrometry
case report
liquid chromatography