Does Poor Sleep Quality Lead to Dry Eye Disease?

Dear Dr. Renukaprasad A R, Do you consider the quality of sleep when examining patients with dry eyes? Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increases the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which leads to circulatory and local inflammation. In turn, this can cause dysfunction of the lacrimal and meibomian glands, which results in aqueous-deficient and evaporative dry eye disease. Check out this article for deeper insights into the correlation between sleep quality and dry eye disease. Highlights: OSA and DED: What's the link? Clinical study and findings Discussion Conclusion Click to Read Docplexus: One of the world's largest online communities of Doctors Pune - 411045, India info@docplexus.co.in�� |� +91 98500 36954 You are receiving this communication because you are registered member of Docplexus. Unsubscribe from this mailing list. *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* *|LIST:ADDRESS|* *|REWARDS_TEXT|*