ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology2019
Predictors of Falls per Step and Falls per Year At and Away From Home in Glaucoma.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
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- National, regional, and provincial prevalence of glaucoma in China in 2020: an updated systematic review and modelling analysis.Journal of global health · 2025Pooled it
- Global incidence and risk factors for glaucoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.Journal of global health · 2024Pooled it
- Home-Use Evaluation of a Wearable Collision Warning Device for Individuals With Severe Vision Impairments: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA ophthalmology · 2021Trial
- Falls Risk in Relation to Activity Exposure in High-Risk Older Adults.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2020Trial
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- Evaluation of Functional Impacts of Vision Impairment: Progress, Challenges and Future Directions.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026Review
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- Self-Reported Visual Difficulty and Mortality Risk Among Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Recurrent Falls.Innovation in aging · 2025Article
- The relationship between intraocular pressure and glaucoma: An evolving concept.Progress in retinal and eye research · 2024Review
- Navigation performance in glaucoma: virtual-reality-based assessment of path integration.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Association between vision impairment and increased prevalence of falls in older US adults.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2024Article
- Validating Trend-Based End Points for Neuroprotection Trials in Glaucoma.Translational vision science & technology · 2023Article
- Characteristics of a Large, Labeled Data Set for the Training of Artificial Intelligence for Glaucoma Screening with Fundus Photographs.Ophthalmology science · 2023Article
- Predicting Visual Field Worsening with Longitudinal OCT Data Using a Gated Transformer Network.Ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Development and validation of the 40-item Glaucoma Visual Functioning Questionnaire.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2023Observational
- Approaching rehabilitation in patients with advanced glaucoma.Eye (London, England) · 2023Review
- The Impact of Neighborhood Factors on Physical Activity in Older Adults With Visual Impairment.American journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine where glaucoma patients most often fall and how integrated visual field (IVF) damage affects falls rates per year (falls/year) and per step (falls/step) at and away from home.
designProspective, observational cohort study.
methodsIn 225 patients with glaucoma or suspected glaucoma, falls data were collected via calendars, fall location was classified through follow-up questionnaires, and steps taken at and away from home were judged by integrating data from annual week-long accelerometer and GPS trials. Main outcome measures were the association of IVF sensitivity with fall rates per year or step, stratified by location.
resultsParticipants took more away steps than home steps (2366 vs 1524, P < .001), and differences in away vs home steps did not vary with IVF sensitivity (P = .22). A total of 57% of falls occurred at home, with each home step twice as likely to result in a fall as compared to each away step (rate ratio = 2.02, P < .001). Worse IVF sensitivity was not associated with a higher rate of home falls/year or away falls/year (P > .1 for both), but was associated with a higher rate of home falls/step (rate ratio = 1.34/5 dB worse sensitivity, P = .03) and away falls/step (rate ratio = 1.47/5 dB worse sensitivity, P = .003).
conclusionsIn this glaucoma population, most falls occurred at home, and the risk of any step resulting in a fall was higher at home. Those with greater VF damage were more likely to fall for each step taken both at and away from home. Efforts such as home environmental modification should be considered in the visually impaired to prevent falls while maintaining physical activity.
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