Effects of obstructive sleep apnea on retinal microvasculature
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Müjdat Karabulut. Ophthalmology Department, Mugla S?tk? Kocman University Training and Research Hospital, Mugla 48300, Türkiye. mujdatkarabulut@gmail.com

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    AIM: To detect retinal microvascular variations in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients. METHODS: This prospective, observational case-control study included healthy controls and patients with mild, moderate, and severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Vascular parameters, foveal avascular area, and flow areas in macula-centered, 6.00×6.00 mm2 scan size optical coherence tomography angiography images were compared. RESULTS: The control group had the highest whole image, parafoveal, and perifoveal vessel density among the groups in both superficial and the deep capillary plexus (all P<0.05). Rapid eye movement sleep apnoea-hypopnoea index was reversely correlated with whole (Rho=-0.195, P=0.034), parafoveal (Rho=-0.242, P=0.008), perifoveal (Rho=-0.187, P=0.045) vessel density in the superficial capillary plexus, and whole (Rho=-0.186, P=0.046), parafoveal (Rho=-0.260, P=0.004), perifoveal (Rho=-0.189, P=0.043) vessel density in the deep capillary plexus, though the mean and non-rapid eye movement sleep apnoea-hypopnoea index related with only parafoveal vessel density in the superficial capillary plexus (Rho=-0.213, P=0.020; Rho=-0.191, P=0.038) and the deep capillary plexus (Rho=-0.254, P=0.005; Rho=-0.194, P=0.035). CONCLUSION: This study shows decreased vessel density and its reverse correlation with the apnoea-hypopnoea index in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

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Müjdat Karabulut, Semai Bek, Sinem Karabulut, et al. Effects of obstructive sleep apnea on retinal microvasculature. Int J Ophthalmol, 2023,16(10):1670-1675

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  • Received:July 24,2023
  • Revised:August 18,2023
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  • Online: September 19,2023
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