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Evaluación comparativa de la calidad del sueño en pacientes con glaucoma y cataratas: la necesidad de desarrollar
Ioanna Mylona1, Filaretos Glynatsis2, Nikolaos Glynatsis2
1Department of Ophthalmology, General Hospital of Serres, 621 00, Serres, Greece. milona_ioanna@windowslive.com.
International ophthalmology
|August 23, 2025
Resumen
Los pacientes con glaucoma experimentan una peor calidad de sueño, incluida una mayor latencia del sueño y más trastornos, en comparación con los pacientes con cataratas con pérdida de visión similar. Se necesitan más investigaciones para desarrollar tratamientos para los problemas de sueño en ambas afecciones oculares.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Oftalmología
- Medicina del sueño
Sus antecedentes:
- El glaucoma y la catarata son las principales causas de ceguera en todo el mundo.
- Los trastornos del sueño son comunes en ambas condiciones, relacionados con enfermedades oculares, comorbilidades y edad.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para comparar la calidad del sueño entre pacientes con glaucoma primario de ángulo abierto y cataratas.
- Para determinar el impacto diferencial de estos trastornos oculares en el sueño.
Principales métodos:
- Se estudiaron cincuenta pacientes primarios con glaucoma de ángulo abierto y cincuenta pacientes con cataratas coincidentes (antes de la cirugía).
- Se utilizó el Índice de Calidad del Sueño de Pittsburgh (PSQI) para evaluar la calidad subjetiva del sueño.
- Se realizaron comparaciones estadísticas entre los dos grupos de pacientes.
Principales resultados:
- Ambos grupos informaron de una mala calidad del sueño.
- Los pacientes con glaucoma presentaron puntuaciones globales PSQI significativamente peores.
- Los pacientes con glaucoma también mostraron una mayor latencia del sueño y trastornos del sueño en comparación con los pacientes con cataratas.
Conclusiones:
- Los pacientes con glaucoma con pérdida de visión comparable pueden sufrir trastornos del sueño más graves que los pacientes con cataratas.
- Existe una necesidad crítica de desarrollar y probar intervenciones para la interrupción del sueño en pacientes con glaucoma y cataratas.
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