{"id":4114,"date":"2026-03-12T11:53:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asac.org.ar\/?p=4114"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:53:50","slug":"12-de-marzo-por-que-el-glaucoma-es-una-de-las-principales-causas-de-ceguera-en-el-mundo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asac.org.ar\/en\/12-de-marzo-por-que-el-glaucoma-es-una-de-las-principales-causas-de-ceguera-en-el-mundo\/","title":{"rendered":"12 de marzo: por qu\u00e9 el glaucoma es una de las principales causas de ceguera en el mundo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cada <\/span>12 <\/span>de <\/span>marzo <\/span>se <\/span>conmemora <\/span>el <\/span>D\u00eda Mundial del Glaucoma<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>una <\/span>fecha <\/span>destinada <\/span>a <\/span>generar <\/span>conciencia <\/span>sobre <\/span>una <\/span>enfermedad <\/span>ocular <\/span>que <\/span>puede <\/span>provocar <\/span>p\u00e9rdida <\/span>de <\/span>visi\u00f3n <\/span>irreversible <\/span>si <\/span>no <\/span>se <\/span>detecta <\/span>a <\/span>tiempo.<\/span><\/p>\n

El <\/span>glaucoma <\/span>es <\/span>considerado <\/span>una <\/span>de <\/span>las <\/span>principales <\/span>causas <\/span>de <\/span>ceguera <\/span>en <\/span>el <\/span>mundo. <\/span>Se <\/span>trata <\/span>de <\/span>una <\/span>enfermedad <\/span>que <\/span>da\u00f1a <\/span>progresivamente <\/span>el <\/span>nervio <\/span>\u00f3ptico<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>estructura <\/span>encargada <\/span>de <\/span>transmitir <\/span>la <\/span>informaci\u00f3n <\/span>visual <\/span>desde <\/span>el <\/span>ojo <\/span>hasta <\/span>el <\/span>cerebro.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seg\u00fan <\/span>la <\/span>Organizaci\u00f3n Mundial de la Salud<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>millones <\/span>de <\/span>personas <\/span>viven <\/span>con <\/span>glaucoma <\/span>a <\/span>nivel <\/span>global, <\/span>y <\/span>una <\/span>gran <\/span>parte <\/span>de <\/span>ellas <\/span>desconoce <\/span>que <\/span>padece <\/span>la <\/span>enfermedad <\/span>debido <\/span>a <\/span>que <\/span>en <\/span>sus <\/span>etapas <\/span>iniciales <\/span>suele <\/span>avanzar <\/span>sin <\/span>s\u00edntomas <\/span>evidentes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Qu\u00e9 <\/span>es <\/span>el <\/span>glaucoma <\/span>y <\/span>por <\/span>qu\u00e9 <\/span>puede <\/span>causar <\/span>p\u00e9rdida <\/span>de <\/span>visi\u00f3n<\/span><\/h2>\n

El <\/span>glaucoma <\/span>es <\/span>un <\/span>grupo <\/span>de <\/span>enfermedades <\/span>oculares <\/span>que <\/span>provocan <\/span>un <\/span>da\u00f1o <\/span>progresivo <\/span>del <\/span>nervio <\/span>\u00f3ptico. <\/span>En <\/span>muchos <\/span>casos <\/span>est\u00e1 <\/span>asociado <\/span>a <\/span>un <\/span>aumento <\/span>de <\/span>la <\/span>presi\u00f3n <\/span>intraocular<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>es <\/span>decir, <\/span>la <\/span>presi\u00f3n <\/span>dentro <\/span>del <\/span>ojo.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cuando <\/span>este <\/span>da\u00f1o <\/span>avanza, <\/span>el <\/span>glaucoma <\/span>puede <\/span>provocar <\/span>una <\/span>p\u00e9rdida <\/span>gradual <\/span>del <\/span>campo <\/span>visual. <\/span>En <\/span>las <\/span>etapas <\/span>iniciales, <\/span>la <\/span>visi\u00f3n <\/span>perif\u00e9rica <\/span>suele <\/span>ser <\/span>la <\/span>primera <\/span>en <\/span>verse <\/span>afectada.<\/span><\/p>\n

Uno <\/span>de <\/span>los <\/span>principales <\/span>problemas <\/span>es <\/span>que <\/span>el <\/span>da\u00f1o <\/span>producido <\/span>por <\/span>el <\/span>glaucoma <\/span>no <\/span>puede <\/span>revertirse<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span>Sin <\/span>embargo, <\/span>si <\/span>se <\/span>detecta <\/span>de <\/span>manera <\/span>temprana, <\/span>existen <\/span>tratamientos <\/span>que <\/span>permiten <\/span>controlar <\/span>la <\/span>enfermedad <\/span>y <\/span>evitar <\/span>que <\/span>contin\u00fae <\/span>avanzando.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cu\u00e1ntas <\/span>personas <\/span>tienen <\/span>glaucoma <\/span>en <\/span>el <\/span>mundo<\/span><\/h2>\n

De <\/span>acuerdo <\/span>con <\/span>la <\/span>International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>m\u00e1s <\/span>de <\/span>60 <\/span>millones <\/span>de <\/span>personas <\/span>viven <\/span>con <\/span>glaucoma <\/span>en <\/span>el <\/span>mundo<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>y <\/span>se <\/span>estima <\/span>que <\/span>esta <\/span>cifra <\/span>podr\u00eda <\/span>superar <\/span>los <\/span>110 <\/span>millones <\/span>para <\/span>el <\/span>a\u00f1o <\/span>2040<\/span><\/strong> debido <\/span>al <\/span>envejecimiento <\/span>de <\/span>la <\/span>poblaci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/p>\n

Los <\/span>especialistas <\/span>advierten <\/span>que <\/span>una <\/span>proporci\u00f3n <\/span>importante <\/span>de <\/span>las <\/span>personas <\/span>que <\/span>padecen <\/span>glaucoma <\/span>no <\/span>sabe <\/span>que <\/span>lo <\/span>tiene<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>lo <\/span>que <\/span>convierte <\/span>a <\/span>esta <\/span>enfermedad <\/span>en <\/span>una <\/span>de <\/span>las <\/span>principales <\/span>causas <\/span>de <\/span>ceguera <\/span>prevenible.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cu\u00e1les <\/span>son <\/span>los <\/span>s\u00edntomas <\/span>del <\/span>glaucoma<\/span><\/h2>\n

En <\/span>muchos <\/span>casos, <\/span>el <\/span>glaucoma <\/span>no <\/span>presenta <\/span>s\u00edntomas <\/span>durante <\/span>sus <\/span>primeras <\/span>etapas. <\/span>Por <\/span>eso <\/span>suele <\/span>ser <\/span>conocido <\/span>como <\/span>una <\/span>enfermedad <\/span>\u201c<\/span>silenciosa\u201d<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cuando <\/span>aparecen <\/span>manifestaciones, <\/span>algunas <\/span>personas <\/span>pueden <\/span>experimentar:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    visi\u00f3n <\/span>borrosa<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    halos <\/span>alrededor <\/span>de <\/span>las <\/span>luces<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    dolor <\/span>ocular<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    p\u00e9rdida <\/span>progresiva <\/span>del <\/span>campo <\/span>visual<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Debido <\/span>a <\/span>que <\/span>estos <\/span>s\u00edntomas <\/span>suelen <\/span>aparecer <\/span>cuando <\/span>la <\/span>enfermedad <\/span>ya <\/span>est\u00e1 <\/span>avanzada, <\/span>los <\/span>especialistas <\/span>insisten <\/span>en <\/span>la <\/span>importancia <\/span>de <\/span>realizar <\/span>controles <\/span>oftalmol\u00f3gicos <\/span>peri\u00f3dicos.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Factores <\/span>de <\/span>riesgo <\/span>y <\/span>controles <\/span>oftalmol\u00f3gicos<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Aunque <\/span>cualquier <\/span>persona <\/span>puede <\/span>desarrollar <\/span>glaucoma, <\/span>el <\/span>riesgo <\/span>aumenta <\/span>con <\/span>la <\/span>edad. <\/span>Entre <\/span>los <\/span>principales <\/span>factores <\/span>asociados <\/span>a <\/span>la <\/span>enfermedad <\/span>se <\/span>encuentran:<\/span><\/p>\n

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      Tener <\/span>m\u00e1s <\/span>de <\/span>40 <\/span>a\u00f1os<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Antecedentes <\/span>familiares <\/span>de <\/span>glaucoma<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Presi\u00f3n <\/span>intraocular <\/span>elevada<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Enfermedades <\/span>como <\/span>la <\/span>diabetes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Miop\u00eda <\/span>alta<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Debido <\/span>a <\/span>que <\/span>la <\/span>enfermedad <\/span>puede <\/span>avanzar <\/span>de <\/span>forma <\/span>silenciosa, <\/span>los <\/span>especialistas <\/span>recomiendan <\/span>realizar <\/span>controles <\/span>oftalmol\u00f3gicos <\/span>peri\u00f3dicos<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>especialmente <\/span>a <\/span>partir <\/span>de <\/span>los <\/span>40 <\/span>a\u00f1os.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Estos <\/span>controles <\/span>permiten <\/span>detectar <\/span>cambios <\/span>en <\/span>la <\/span>presi\u00f3n <\/span>intraocular <\/span>y <\/span>evaluar <\/span>el <\/span>estado <\/span>del <\/span>nervio <\/span>\u00f3ptico, <\/span>dos <\/span>aspectos <\/span>fundamentales <\/span>para <\/span>diagnosticar <\/span>la <\/span>enfermedad <\/span>en <\/span>sus <\/span>etapas <\/span>tempranas.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      La <\/span>importancia <\/span>de <\/span>la <\/span>detecci\u00f3n <\/span>temprana<\/span><\/h2>\n

      La <\/span>detecci\u00f3n <\/span>temprana <\/span>es <\/span>fundamental <\/span>para <\/span>prevenir <\/span>la <\/span>p\u00e9rdida <\/span>de <\/span>visi\u00f3n <\/span>causada <\/span>por <\/span>el <\/span>glaucoma. <\/span>Los <\/span>controles <\/span>oftalmol\u00f3gicos <\/span>permiten <\/span>evaluar <\/span>la <\/span>presi\u00f3n <\/span>intraocular <\/span>y <\/span>el <\/span>estado <\/span>del <\/span>nervio <\/span>\u00f3ptico, <\/span>dos <\/span>aspectos <\/span>clave <\/span>para <\/span>el <\/span>diagn\u00f3stico <\/span>de <\/span>la <\/span>enfermedad.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Seg\u00fan <\/span>especialistas <\/span>en <\/span>salud <\/span>visual, <\/span>una <\/span>gran <\/span>parte <\/span>de <\/span>los <\/span>casos <\/span>de <\/span>ceguera <\/span>causada <\/span>por <\/span>glaucoma <\/span>podr\u00eda <\/span>evitarse <\/span>mediante <\/span>diagn\u00f3stico <\/span>oportuno <\/span>y <\/span>tratamiento <\/span>adecuado<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

      En <\/span>el <\/span>marco <\/span>del <\/span>D\u00eda <\/span>Mundial <\/span>del <\/span>Glaucoma<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>profesionales <\/span>y <\/span>organizaciones <\/span>de <\/span>salud <\/span>buscan <\/span>promover <\/span>la <\/span>importancia <\/span>de <\/span>los <\/span>controles <\/span>visuales <\/span>y <\/span>la <\/span>consulta <\/span>temprana <\/span>ante <\/span>cualquier <\/span>cambio <\/span>en <\/span>la <\/span>visi\u00f3n.<\/span><\/p>\n

      El <\/span>mensaje <\/span>es <\/span>claro: <\/span>cuidar <\/span>la <\/span>salud <\/span>visual <\/span>y <\/span>realizar <\/span>revisiones <\/span>oftalmol\u00f3gicas <\/span>peri\u00f3dicas <\/span>es <\/span>fundamental <\/span>para <\/span>prevenir <\/span>la <\/span>progresi\u00f3n <\/span>de <\/span>esta <\/span>enfermedad<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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