2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The relationship between sleep apnea and glaucoma and dry eye.
| Project/Area Number |
20791244
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Ophthalmology
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
SATO Masaki University of Tsukuba, 大学院・人間総合科学研究科, 准教授 (30375498)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | 睡眠時無呼吸症候群 / 緑内障 / ドライアイ / 網膜神経線維層 |
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| Research Abstract |
The average nerve fiber layer thickness and the tear film stability in OSAS patients receiving nasal CPAP therapy correlated negatively the AHI at diagnosis, that is, the severity of OSAS. From the viewpoint of the preventive medicine, beginning CPAP therapy at the early stage of OSAS is thought to be very important.
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