Obstructive Sleep Apnea Masquerading as Diabetic Retinopathy: A Case Report
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2024), Case report
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2024)

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Masquerading as Diabetic Retinopathy: A Case Report

Case report
Published 2024-03-01
Zhangwanyu Wei
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences 2 Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences，Beijing 100730, China
Yongpeng Zhang
Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Weihong Yu
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences 2 Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences，Beijing 100730, China
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Obstructive sleep apnea
microaneurysms
diabetic retinopathy
case report

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Wei, Z., Zhang, Y., & Yu, W. (2024). Obstructive Sleep Apnea Masquerading as Diabetic Retinopathy: A Case Report. American Journal of Translational Medicine, 8(1), 43–46. Retrieved from https://journals3.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/ajtm/article/view/2934
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic sleep-related breathing disorder causing intermittent nocturnal hypoxemia. OSA is associated with many ocular diseases, such as primary open-angle glaucoma, non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy, retinal vein occlusion, central serous chorioretinopathy, diabetic retinopathy, and age-related macular degeneration.

CASE PRESENTATION: Here, we report on a patient with microaneurysms and retinal hard exudates for 10 years. The patient was suspected to have diabetic retinopathy but denied a history of diabetic mellitus and had normal blood sugar levels. Finally, based on his history of OSA and systemic atherosclerosis, we determined that his retinal changes were related to OSA.

CONCLUSION: The present case of OSA, which was misdiagnosed as diabetic retinopathy for a decade, serves as a reminder not to overlook ocular manifestations of systemic diseases.

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