Visual and Demographic Risk Factors for Falls and the Impact of Cataract Surgery in Elderly Patients

Visual and Demographic Risk Factors for Falls and the Impact of Cataract Surgery in Elderly Patients

Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the effect of cataract surgery and visual impairment and the associated risk factors on the frequency of falls among older adults in northeast Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study, conducted between 2019 and 2020, analyzed the potential risk factors of falling in o...

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Main Authors: Hamid Reza Heidarzadeh, Akbar Derakhshan, Seyed Hossein Ghavami Shahri, Mohammad Reza Ansari Astaneh, Elham Bakhtiari, Saeed Shokouhi Rad, Mojtaba Abrishami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Knowledge E 2024-09-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research
Subjects:
cataract surgery
fall
older adults
risk factors
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.18502/jovr.v19i3.13536

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https://doi.org/10.18502/jovr.v19i3.13536

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