ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022
Hip Fractures and Visual Impairment: Is There a Cause-Consequence Mechanism?
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- Vision screening in older adults who attend hospital following a fall: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Improving staff awareness of sensory aid needs and dementia status in an old age ward.BMJ open quality · 2025Article
- Screening for Patients with Visual Acuity Loss in Primary Health Care: A Cross Sectional Study in a Deprived Hungarian Population.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Beyond vision:Cataract and health status in old age, a narrative review.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Review
- Visual and Demographic Risk Factors for Falls and the Impact of Cataract Surgery in Elderly Patients.Journal of ophthalmic & vision researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundNumerous studies have pointed out how visual impairment relates to falls in the elderly, causing dangerous consequences, such as fractures. The proximal femur fracture is one of the most frequent fracture types related to poor vision. This study investigates the link between fall-related hip fractures and visual impairment.
methodsThe present is an observational monocentric case-control study. We collected the ophthalmologic anamnesis and measured the visual acuity of 88 subjects with femur neck fracture (case group), comparing it with 101 adults without fractures and a recent fall history.
resultsThe results showed no statistical difference between the two groups regarding visual acuity, with a
conclusionsThe data obtained suggest that visual impairment might not be crucial in determining falls in the elderly.
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