Book reviewed in this article: Falls occur in about one third of older people living independently
in the community every year. This can lead to significant physical, psychological and …

… correlated with fall risks, little attention has been paid to the relationship between falls and
… regarding visual risk factors for falls and the effect of ageing vision on falls. We then present …

… in fall events, particularly related to trips, slips and falls due to environmental hazards. This
review presents the issue of vision and falls … on vision, visual cognitive factors on falls risk and …

Accurate control of posture, balance, and locomotion through the environment involves a
coordinated set of sensorimotor processes that continually encode and compare information …

… falls even after adjusting for VA (OR=1.28, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.57). Conclusions SRV was
associated with falls … of visual function to detect people requiring vision-related falls interventions. …

… In a recent multifactorial randomised controlled trial intervention for preventing falls, we
included an intervention aimed at maximising vision in 620 community-dwelling people aged ≥…

… vision-related factors and falls in people with low vision. For … and a higher frequency of
falls. Such information is … who are at higher risk of falling within a visually-impaired population. …

… In this study population, vision and eye testing did not lead to reduced risk of falls and
fractures. In fact, a higher risk of falls and fractures was found in those in the intervention group. …

… on vision as a risk factor for falls, and reviews relevant research literature on how vision loss,
a … ], can influence the risk for falls, as well as how efforts to minimize vision loss and promote …

… trial of fall prevention in people with severely impaired vision has shown that falls can still
be prevented.8 Assessment and advice from an occupational therapist reduced falls by 60% …