Obstructive sleep apnoea prevalence in non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy: A response

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 794-

  Kolb, Simon D ^a   Backhouse, Oliver ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CENTRAL SEROUS RETINOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; LOW TENSION GLAUCOMA; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING;

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS/INVESTIGATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; OPTIC NERVE; PATHOLOGY; VISION;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIA; MALE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PREVALENCE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84878018366     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-303179     Document Type: Letter

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