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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, JPoor 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.
History
Publication title
Clinics in Geriatric MedicineVolume
26Issue
4Pagination
569-581ISSN
0749-0690Department/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
W B Saunders CoPlace of publication
Independence Square West Curtis Center, Ste 300, Philadelphia, USA, Pa, 19106-3399Repository Status
- Restricted