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Vision and falls in older people: risk factors and intervention strategies

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posted on 2023-05-17, 18:40 authored by Lord, SR, Smith, ST, Menant, J
Poor vision impairs balance and increases the risk of falls and fractures in older people. Multifocal glasses can add to this risk by impairing contrast sensitivity, depth perception, and ability to negotiate obstacles. Vision assessment and provision of new spectacles may not reduce, and may even increase, the risk of falls. Restriction of the use of multifocal glasses may reduce falls in active older people. Other effective fall prevention strategies include maximizing vision through cataract surgery and occupational therapy interventions in visually impaired older people.

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Publication title

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volume

26

Issue

4

Pagination

569-581

ISSN

0749-0690

Department/School

School of Health Sciences

Publisher

W B Saunders Co

Place of publication

Independence Square West Curtis Center, Ste 300, Philadelphia, USA, Pa, 19106-3399

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  • Restricted

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Health related to ageing

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