The effect of nocturnal CPAP therapy on the intraocular pressure of patients with sleep apnea syndrome.

Purpose: Few studies have documented that nocturnal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is associated with an increase in intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). We re-examined the effect of CPAP therapy on the IOP of OSAS patients.

Methods: The IOP of two different groups of newly diagnosed OSAS patients was compared at their first sleep lab exam without CPAP treatment (non-CPAP treated group; n = 20) and at the second sleep lab exam with CPAP treatment (CPAP treated group; n = 31).

Sleep quality and risk of diabetes and coronary artery disease among young men.

Aims: To assess the time-dependent effect of sleep quality on diabetes and coronary artery disease (CAD) incidence among young adults.

Methods: Incident rates of diabetes and CAD during a mean follow-up of 6.4 ± 4.

Characterization of sleep disorders in patients with E200K familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

The largest cluster of E200K familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (fCJD) which occurs is in Jews of Libyan origin in Israel. Insomnia is a very common early complaint in those patients and may even be the presenting symptom. The aim of this study was to assess and characterize sleep pathology in E200K fCJD patients.