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- Published on: 31 March 2023
- Published on: 31 March 2023RE: Primary open-angle glaucoma in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea in a Colombian population
Cerquera Jaramillo et al. conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate the risk of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) (1). There was no dose-response relationship by measuring optic nerve information and the severity of OSA, although OSA contributed to the increased risk of POAG. I recently made comments regarding the increased risk of POAG in patients with OSA by considering the mechanism of association (2). There is a space of summing-up information for preventing POAG, and the understanding of pathophysiology regarding the comorbidity may contribute to new therapeutic approach for POAG (3).
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1. Cerquera Jaramillo MA, Moreno Mazo SE, Toquica Osorio JE. Primary open-angle glaucoma in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea in a Colombian population: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2023;13(2):e063506.
2. Kawada T. Obstructive sleep apnea and open-angle glaucoma. J Clin Sleep Med 2023 Feb 7. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.10494 [Epub ahead of print]
3. Goyal M, Tiwari US, Jaseja H. Pathophysiology of the comorbidity of glaucoma with obstructive sleep apnea: A postulation. Eur J Ophthalmol 2021;31(5):2776-2780.Conflict of Interest:
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