Is there a Relationship Between Sleep Apnea and Central Corneal Thickness?

Ekinci M., HÜSEYİNOĞLU N., Cagatay H. H., Ceylan E., KELEŞ S., Gokce G.

CURRENT EYE RESEARCH, cilt.38, sa.11, ss.1104-1109, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/02713683.2013.804578
  • Dergi Adı: CURRENT EYE RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1104-1109
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Apoptosis, central corneal thickness, hypoxia, polysomnography, sleep apnea, OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA, OCULAR BLOOD-FLOW, INTRAOCULAR-PRESSURE, DIABETES-MELLITUS, INDUCED APOPTOSIS, POPULATION, EYE, HYPERTENSION, CELLS, PREVALENCE
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine the central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements in patients with Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) and the relationship between the severity of SAS and minimal arterial oxygen saturation (min. SpO2) with respect to CCT.