Glaucoma And Sleep Apnea

Walsh and Montplaisir (1982) described an unusual family in which the mother and 4 of 9 sibs had glaucoma with maximal intraocular pressure in the morning and heavy snoring. Two other surviving brothers had only sleep apnea with no glaucoma. In those who had recordings, episodes of sleep apnea tended to occur and to be more prolonged in rapid-eye-movement sleep.