Individuals with moderate/severe obstructive sleep apnea more commonly had floppy eyelid syndrome, shorter tear breakup time and higher ocular redness scores than those with normal/mild OSA, according to a study.
Previous research has evaluated systemic disease in those with untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and “the associations between tear film disorders and OSA, but did not objectively assess the changes of ocular surface in OSA patients,” Pei-Wen Lin, of the division of glaucoma, department of ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan,