Glaucoma Chronic Angle-Open, Endocrinopathy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Fortuitous Association or Interaction?

Abstract

On the basis of the literature data the relationships between chronic open-angle glaucoma, endocrinopathies and nocturnal apnoea syndrome are re-examined. It is assumed that the onset of glaucoma in different endocrinopathies has an only pathogenetic mechanism: OSAS.