Wednesday 7 October 2026 · Wellbeing Compass · Topic #264
WC #264 — Glaucoma and Mental Health
Sonnet 5 ships Glaucoma and Mental Health in 12 languages. Groff et al. 2023 meta-analysis (Can J Ophthalmol, PMID 35305959, N=4,995,538) finds glaucoma patients have higher prevalence (depression 19%, anxiety 25%, sleep disorders 47%) and higher severity (SMD up to 0.72 for sleep quality) vs non-glaucoma populations.
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Key findings cited
- Groff et al. 2023 meta-analysis — prevalence and severity elevated across depression, anxiety, sleep.
- Gamiochipi-Arjona 2021 (J Glaucoma, PMID 33149105, N=111 Mexico): depression prevalence “nearly 10× higher than general population”; depressed patients had 38× the risk of poor eye-drop adherence vs non-depressed — a vicious-cycle statistic.
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