ArticleOphthalmology2012
Fear of falling and visual field loss from glaucoma.
Article in Ophthalmology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06692205 (Exploring the Effects of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma on Visual-Motor Coordination), which is not on this map. Cited by 67 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Exploring the Effects of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma on Visual-Motor Coordination
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67 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effect of peripheral field loss on gait performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Vision and Relevant Risk Factor Interventions for Preventing Falls among Older People: A Network Meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2015Pooled it
- Treatment of Advanced Glaucoma Study: a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing primary medical treatment with primary trabeculectomy for people with newly diagnosed advanced glaucoma-study protocol.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2018Trial
- Patient experience of and barriers to the eye examination.Eye (London, England) · 2026Article
- Contribution of resting pulse rate to fall risk prediction in patients with glaucoma: a nationwide retrospective study based on an XGBoost model.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Visual screening in an orthogeriatric rehabilitation setting: a feasibility evaluation.Innovation in aging · 2026Article
- Conjunctival Venular Hemodynamic Biomarkers in Glaucoma.Translational vision science & technology · 2025Article
- The relationship between a simulated glaucoma impairment and postural threat on quiet stance.Virtual reality · 2025Article
- The relationship between intraocular pressure and glaucoma: An evolving concept.Progress in retinal and eye research · 2024Review
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- Association between vision impairment and increased prevalence of falls in older US adults.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2024Article
- Social determinants of health and health disparities in glaucoma: A review.Clinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2024Review
- The impact of visual function on staircase use performance in glaucoma.Eye (London, England) · 2024Article
- Effects of Simulated Visual Impairment Conditions on Movement and Anxiety during Gap Crossing.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Approaching rehabilitation in patients with advanced glaucoma.Eye (London, England) · 2023Review
- Self-reported glaucoma prevalence and related factors, contribution to reported visual impairment, and functional burden in a cross-sectional study in Colombia.International ophthalmology · 2023Article
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- Hearing and vision difficulty and sequential treatment among older adults in India.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The development of a glaucoma-specific health-related quality of life item bank supporting a novel computerized adaptive testing system in Asia.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2022Article
- Fear of falling avoidance behavior affects the inter-relationship between vision impairment and diminished mobility in community-dwelling older adults.Physiotherapy theory and practice · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine if visual field (VF) loss resulting from glaucoma is associated with greater fear of falling.
designProspective, observational study.
participantsFear of falling was compared between 83 glaucoma subjects with bilateral VF loss and 60 control subjects with good visual acuity and without significant VF loss recruited from patients followed up for suspicion of glaucoma.
methodsParticipants completed the University of Illinois at Chicago Fear of Falling Questionnaire. The extent of fear of falling was assessed using Rasch analysis.
main outcome measuresSubject ability to perform tasks without fear of falling was expressed in logits, with lower scores implying less ability and greater fear of falling.
resultsGlaucoma subjects had greater VF loss than control subjects (median better-eye mean deviation [MD] of -8.0 decibels [dB] vs. +0.2 dB; P<0.001), but did not differ with regard to age, race, gender, employment status, the presence of other adults in the home, body mass index (BMI), grip strength, cognitive ability, mood, or comorbid illness (P ≥ 0.1 for all). In multivariate models, glaucoma subjects reported greater fear of falling as compared with controls (β = -1.20 logits; 95% confidence interval [CI], -1.87 to -0.53; P = 0.001), and fear of falling increased with greater VF loss severity (β = -0.52 logits per 5-dB decrement in the better eye VF MD; 95% CI, -0.72 to -0.33; P<0.001). Other variables predicting greater fear of falling included female gender (β = -0.55 logits; 95% CI, -1.03 to -0.06; P = 0.03), higher BMI (β = -0.07 logits per 1-unit increase in BMI; 95% CI, -0.13 to -0.01; P = 0.02), living with another adult (β = -1.16 logits; 95% CI, -0.34 to -1.99 logits; P = 0.006), and greater comorbid illness (β = -0.53 logits/1 additional illness; 95% CI, -0.74 to -0.32; P<0.001).
conclusionsBilateral VF loss resulting from glaucoma is associated with greater fear of falling, with an impact that exceeds numerous other risk factors. Given the physical and psychological repercussions associated with fear of falling, significant quality-of-life improvements may be achievable in patients with VF loss by screening for, and developing interventions to minimize, fear of falling.
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