The Potential Association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Diabetic Retinopathy in Severe Obesity—The Role of Hypoxemia

Dev Banerjee; Wen Bun Leong; Teresa Arora; Melissa Nolen; Vikas Punamiya; Ron Grunstein; Shahrad Taheri

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079521

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The Potential Association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Diabetic Retinopathy in Severe Obesity—The Role of Hypoxemia

Dev Banerjee ,

* E-mail: dbanerjee@stvincents.com.au

Affiliations Academic Department of Sleep and Ventilation, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, St Vincent’s Hospital and Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Wen Bun Leong,

Affiliations Birmingham and Black Country NIHR CLAHRC, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Specialist Weight Management Services, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Teresa Arora,

Affiliations Birmingham and Black Country NIHR CLAHRC, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Specialist Weight Management Services, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Melissa Nolen,

Affiliation Academic Department of Sleep and Ventilation, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Vikas Punamiya,

Affiliation Academic Department of Sleep and Ventilation, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Ron Grunstein,

Affiliation NHMRC Centre for Integrated Research and Understanding of Sleep (CIRUS) Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney and St Alfred’s Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Shahrad Taheri

Affiliations Birmingham and Black Country NIHR CLAHRC, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Specialist Weight Management Services, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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The Potential Association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Diabetic Retinopathy in Severe Obesity—The Role of Hypoxemia

Dev Banerjee,
Wen Bun Leong,
Teresa Arora,
Melissa Nolen,
Vikas Punamiya,
Ron Grunstein,
Shahrad Taheri

Published: November 18, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079521

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