Open Access<p>The Prevalence and Incidence of Dry Eye Disease Among Patients Using Continuous Positive Airway Pressure or Other Nasal Mask Therapy Devices to Treat Sleep Apnea</p>
Author(s) -
Cynthia Matossian,
Xue Song,
Ishveen Chopra,
Amy SainskiNguyen,
Abayomi Ogundele
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s274949
Subject(s) - medicine , continuous positive airway pressure , positive airway pressure , incidence (geometry) , sleep apnea , pediatrics , obstructive sleep apnea , population , apnea , ophthalmology , physics , environmental health , optics
Dry eye disease (DED) prevalence is estimated at 9.3% of the US adult population, although diagnosed rate is much lower. This study examined real-world incidence rates (IR) and prevalence rates (PR) of DED in adults using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or nasal mask therapy (NMT) devices to treat sleep apnea.