Abstract

Summary

This paper reviews the use of pupillography in sleep medicine, particularly in assessing excessive daytime sleepiness, and discusses its potential applications in diagnosing specific sleep disorders.
Categories

Categories

Sleep and insomnia: The paper discusses the use of pupillography in assessing excessive daytime sleepiness, a common symptom of sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypersomnia.
Alertness and performance: The paper discusses how daytime sleepiness, which can be assessed using pupillography, can affect alertness and performance, increasing the risk of driving accidents and work-related incidents.
Cognitive function and memory: The paper discusses how sleepiness, which can be assessed using pupillography, can affect cognitive function, as it is linked to worse overall health and poor occupational performance.
Education and learning: The paper discusses how sleepiness, which can be assessed using pupillography, can affect learning, as it is linked to worse overall health and poor occupational performance.
Eye health: The paper discusses the use of pupillography, a technique that involves the measurement of the pupil's response to light, in assessing sleepiness and diagnosing sleep disorders.
Authors

Author(s)

J Mizera, M Sova, S Genzor, T Krejci, J Vachutka
Publication Date

Publication Year

2023
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