Han X, Lee SSY, Ingold N, et al. - Utilizing data from two prospective cohort studies: the United Kingdom (UK) Biobank study (n = 502,505) and the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (n = 24,073), researchers sought to explore correlations of sleep apnoea with the incidence of glaucoma or age-related macular degeneration (AMD). During the 8-year follow-up in the UK Biobank, the incidence rates of glaucoma per 1,000 person-years were 2.46 and 1.59 for participants with and without sleep apnoea, respectively, and the incidence rates of AMD per 1,000 person-years were 2.27 and 1.42 for participants with and without sleep apnoea. Sleep apnoea has been linked to an increased risk of both glaucoma and AMD in two large-scale prospective cohort studies. Such findings indicate that patients suffering from sleep apnoea may benefit from regular ophthalmologic examinations.