ArticleOptometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry2019
The Veterans Affairs Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Use and Diabetic Retinopathy Study.
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- Multidimensional sleep health and diabetic retinopathy: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Sleep medicine reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Association of Positive Airway Pressure Adherence with Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Adipose Tissue Hypoxia in Obesity: Clinical Reappraisal of Hypoxia Hypothesis.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
- The Role of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Vision-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy-A National Register-Based Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Peripheral retinal neovascularization in a patient with obstructive sleep apnea.American journal of ophthalmology case reports · 2022Article
- Sleep and eye disease: A review.Clinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2022Review
- Examining the Relationship Between Diabetic Macular Edema, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
- Obstructive sleep apnea and the retina: a review.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2021Review
- Association of continuous positive airway pressure adherence with complications in patients with type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2021Article
- Ocular Complications of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Hypoxia-inducible factors and diabetes.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2020Review
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Abstract
significanceObstructive sleep apnea has been linked to the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy. In this study, diabetic patients compliant with continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) for sleep apnea were less likely to have retinopathy, emphasizing the benefits and potential therapeutic role of CPAP in individuals with both conditions. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetic patients with obstructive sleep apnea who were compliant with CPAP therapy with those who were not compliant with CPAP therapy.
methodsA retrospective cross-sectional review of type 2 diabetic patients using CPAP for obstructive sleep apnea was conducted. The prevalence of retinopathy was identified, and groups with and without retinopathy were compared using univariate analyses and multivariate logistic regression.
resultsThe prevalence of retinopathy was 19.6% (n = 321). Retinopathy was significantly less prevalent in those compliant with CPAP (odds ratio, 0.54; 95% confidence interval, 0.31 to 0.94; P = .04). The relationship remained statistically significant when adjusting for other factors known to impact the course of diabetic eye disease.
conclusionsIncreased CPAP compliance may mitigate the risk of developing diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetic patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
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