Overview
glaucoma is prevalent among obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). contnous passive airway pressure is main treatment of OSA. lifestyle corrections also recommended
Description
forty glaucoma patients (high tension priamry open angle form) with OSA, intraocular pressure more than 21 mmHg, and obesity will be involved and divided to group I or group II (number of patients will be twenty in every group) for three month. both groups will apply CPAP during night sleeping daily for three month. group I will apply lifestyle corrections (low calories diet intake and 3-session per-week 40-minute treadmill walking for three month.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Obstructive sleep apnea patients
- obese patients
- glaucoma (open angle form with ocular hyoertension)
Exclusion Criteria:
cardiac patients renal patients hepatic patients


