Blazes and co-workers analyzed associations between obstructive sleep apnea and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) risk. A total of 66,869 obstructive sleep apnea patients were matched with 66,869 non-obstructive sleep apnea patients. The authors found that patients with obstructive sleep apnea had a 1.36-fold increased risk of developing AMD degeneration compared with matched peers without obstructive sleep apnea, but no increased risk of progression to exudative AMD.
Blazes M, Ngadisastra C, Li PR, Lee CS, Lee JS, See LC, Lin KK. INCIDENCE AND PROGRESSION OF AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AMONG PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA: A National Cohort Study. Retina. 2025;45(2):198-206. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39454055/
