To the Editor: We thoroughly enjoyed the insightful review on erectile dysfunction by McMahon.1 We offer some observations, as most of the abnormalities described in erectile dysfunction are also associated with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).
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- 1. McMahon CG. Current diagnosis and management of erectile dysfunction. Med J Aust 2019; 210: 469–476. https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2019/210/10/current-diagnosis-and-management-erectile-dysfunction
- 2. Figueira EC, Chen TS, Agar A, et al. LESCs: Lateralizing Eyelid Sleep Compression Study. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2014; 30: 473–475.
- 3. Culbertson WW, Ostler HB. The floppy eyelid syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol 1981; 92: 568–575.
- 4. Archer EL, Pepin S. Obstructive sleep apnea and nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy: evidence for an association. J Clin Sleep Med 2013; 9: 613–618.
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