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by howardwcampbelljr
Sat Dec 26, 2020 11:05 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Ocular Pressure / eye issues related to cpap mask types?
Replies: 24
Views: 15169

Re: Ocular Pressure / eye issues related to cpap mask types?

chunkyfrog wrote:
Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:43 pm
Given the choice of living an extra 20 years, but losing my sight,
I WOULD LEARN BRAILLE.
It is a no-brainer.
This is a solid point, but most CPAP users are told by their doctors that CPAP can only cause minor side effects. Very few docs consider that it could cause or exacerbate loss of sight.
by howardwcampbelljr
Sat Dec 26, 2020 10:59 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Can CPAP cause vision problems ?
Replies: 25
Views: 58013

Re: Can CPAP cause vision problems ?

Can CPAP cause vision problems ? I hate you bumped this old thread. It might give someone who doesn't read carefully and doesn't open your link the impression that CPAP causes vision problems. To the contrary, if a sleep apnea patient doesn't use CPAP, his untreated condition can cause "floppy eyel...
by howardwcampbelljr
Sat Dec 26, 2020 10:54 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: URGENT: severe eye pain
Replies: 36
Views: 13024

Re: URGENT: severe eye pain

There's some evidence that CPAP can cause/exacerbate eye disease, by increasing night-time interocular pressure. Unfortunately there's very little research on this