ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2021
Effect of Cataract Surgery on Frequency of Falls among Older Persons: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Article in Journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.
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- Machine learning for risk stratification of postoperative corneal edema in East Asian cataract patients: a model for precision ophthalmology.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- Comorbidities in Age-Related Cataract: Epidemiological Burden and Public Health Implications.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Residence and insurance inequities in the timeliness of access to first-eye cataract surgery in Eastern China.International ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Discrepancies between fall risk and fall awareness in hospitalized elderly patients with cataracts: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Vision screening in older adults who attend hospital following a fall: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Cognitive Trajectory Before and After Cataract Surgery: A Population-Based Approach.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Article
- Cataract surgery: a public health crisis with your name on it.Eye (London, England) · 2025Article
- Eye care practitioners and falls prevention for older adults: A scoping review.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2025Article
- The importance of assessing vision in falls management: A narrative review.Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry · 2025Review
- Advanced Age Does Not Predispose to Intraoperative Complications Among High-Risk Cataract Surgeries.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Frailty and Visual Impairment in Elderly Individuals: Improving Outcomes and Modulating Cognitive Decline Through Collaborative Care Between Geriatricians and Ophthalmologists.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Association between self-reported visual symptoms (suggesting cataract) and self-reported fall-related injury among adults aged ≥ 65 years from five low- and middle-income countries.Eye (London, England) · 2024Article
- Cataract Surgery and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Hospital-based Prospective Cohort Study.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2024Article
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- Declining hip fracture burden in Sweden 1998-2019 and consequences for projections through 2050.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Impact of first eye cataract surgery on falls among patients of advanced age: a comparative study.The Journal of international medical research · 2023Article
- Beyond vision:Cataract and health status in old age, a narrative review.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Review
- Vision Screening in Older Adults Admitted with a Fragility Hip Fracture: A Healthcare Quality Improvement Report.The British and Irish orthoptic journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundFalls are a significant public health problem among older people worldwide. The aim was to perform a new systematic review and meta-analysis to assess whether cataract surgery is effective in reducing the rate of falls in older persons.
methodsThe systematic review was performed following the recommendations by the Cochrane Collaboration. Original papers were included with RCT or quasi-experimental design, which described the effect on uni- or bilateral cataract surgery on the rate of falls among people aged 60 or older. Titles and abstracts were reviewed, full-text versions were retrieved, and two independent examiners reviewed them to assess inclusion criteria. All relevant variables were synthesised in an evidence table. Random-effects meta-analyses were performed pooling the trials, and results were expressed as relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence intervals.
resultsThe initial search reported 99 potential abstracts, and 41 full-text versions were examined. In the end, eight studies were included. Five included patients 65 years of age and older, two patients 55 years and older, and one included patients 50 years or older. Phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implant were performed in all studies. Two were RCT, and six were quasi-experimental. Falls was the main outcome. The six quasi-experimental studies reported that a reduction in the frequency of falls was observed (RR 0.68, 95% CI 0.48-0.96), although heterogeneity was significant (
conclusionsThis meta-analysis provides evidence that the first cataract surgery reduces the frequency of falls in older people with bilateral cataracts, but a second surgery does not have significant impact.
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