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Inclusion criteria were a new diagnosis of OSA and an indication for CPAP. Participants underwent a full ophthalmologic examination including standard automated perimetry (SAP) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) at the levels peripapillary, macular, and choroidal before CPAP onset, and after three and twelve months of CPAP. The data compared before and after treatment were intraocular pressure, SAP, and the thicknesses peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL), total retinal (TR), retinal ganglion cell layer (RGCL), inner plexiform layer (IPL), photoreceptor layer (PL), and choroidal. Results: After 3 months of CPAP, we observed thickening of the pRNFL (in 5\/6 subfields) (p &lt; 0.004) and TR (in 5\/9 subfields) (p &lt; 0.010). At 12 months, thickening persisted in these layers, this time affecting 2\/6 and 2\/9 subfields, respectively (p &lt; 0.012 and p &lt; 0.001, respectively). Choroidal thinning was observed at the temporal level at both 3 and 12 months compared to measurements before starting CPAP treatment (p = 0.014 and p = 0.038, respectively). SAP remained unchanged. Intraocular pressure was higher at 12 months than at 3 months (p = 0.001). Conclusions: 12 months of CPAP avoids retinal thinning and normalizes choroidal thickness in OSA patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph191912637","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,8]],"date-time":"2022-10-08T22:19:27Z","timestamp":1665267567000},"page":"12637","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Retinal and Choroidal Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure as Treatment for Sleep Apnea: Results at 12 Months"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Pedro","family":"Naranjo-Bonilla","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Ophthalmology Department, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 C\u00f3rdoba, Spain"},{"name":"Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital Juan Ram\u00f3n Jim\u00e9nez, 21005 Huelva, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4675-9373","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rafael","family":"Gim\u00e9nez-G\u00f3mez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ophthalmology Department, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of C\u00f3rdoba (IMIBIC), University Hospital Reina Sof\u00eda, 14004 C\u00f3rdoba, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mar\u00eda del Carmen","family":"Mu\u00f1oz-Villanueva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Primary Care Health Centre, C\u00f3rdoba-Guadalquivir Health District, 14011 C\u00f3rdoba, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1608-1795","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bernab\u00e9","family":"Jurado-G\u00e1mez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Respiratory Department, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), University Hospital Reina Sof\u00eda, University of C\u00f3rdoba, 14004 C\u00f3rdoba, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"310","DOI":"10.1016\/S2213-2600(15)00043-0","article-title":"Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in the general population: The HypnoLaus study","volume":"3","author":"Heinzer","year":"2015","journal-title":"Lancet Respir. 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