CPAP, apnea and eyesight

[Noctuary]

Does sleep apnea affect eyesight? My vision has gotten progressively worse in the past year. I already have had an eye exam this year and got bifocals. But now even distant things are blurry. I can tell its gotten worse in the past few months.

[herefishy]

I think you should have another exam, apnea doesn't affect your eyesight like this.

[Julie]

... unless a lot of air is escaping the mask directly into your eyes.

[chunkyfrog]

Rapid deterioration of your eyesight could be a symptom of something that needs attention NOW.
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT,

[SewTired]

Make an appointment with an ophthalmologist.

As far as eye stuff, cpap can raise the pressure in your eye, but whether it can cause or worsen glaucoma, I don't know.

[Darth Lady]

Have you had your blood sugar and/or HbA1c tested recently? Prolonged high blood sugar can cause blurry vision, and not just from retinopathy; tissue in the lens can get glycated, absorb water differently, altering the properties of the lens. And sleep apnea can aggravate (or cause) metabolic problems.

[Noctuary]

Thanks for the replies. Let me add too that although I have prescription bifocals, when I am at home I wear cheap reading glasses in front of the computer. I don't know how that will effect anything; the glasses thing is new to me.

[Denial Dave]

I believe that needing glasses is related to a major medical symptom that is unrelated to sleep apnea or CPAP.

I think WebMD calls it; GETTING OLD