Thickness alterations of retinal nerve fiber layer in children with sleep-disordered breathing due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy

Cinici E., TATAR A.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, cilt.79, sa.8, ss.1218-1223, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 79 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.05.017
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1218-1223
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Adenoid hypertrophy, Palatine tonsil, Sleep apnea syndromes, Optic atrophy, Retinal nerve fiber layer, OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY, TONSIL SIZE, APNEA, GLAUCOMA, PREVALENCE, OBESITY
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: This study is designed to assess whether hypoxia which is caused by apnea and hypopnea episodes, has an effect on retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in pediatric patients with Adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH).