Age-related macular degeneration

P Mitchell, G Liew, B Gopinath, TY Wong - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of visual impairment and severe vision
loss. Clinically, it is classified as early-stage (medium-sized drusen and retinal pigmentary …

Hearing loss and falls: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

NTL Jiam, C Li, Y Agrawal - The Laryngoscope, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Falls are a devastating condition in older individuals. Identifying potentially
modifiable risk factors such as hearing loss would provide a substantial public health …

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on people living with visual disability

SS Senjam - Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2020 - journals.lww.com
People living with visual disabilities/impairment are more likely vulnerable to get contracted
from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV 2) than people …

Ageing vision and falls: a review

LN Saftari, OS Kwon - Journal of physiological anthropology, 2018 - Springer
Background Falls are the leading cause of accidental injury and death among older adults.
One of three adults over the age of 65 years falls annually. As the size of elderly population …

How does age-related macular degeneration affect real-world visual ability and quality of life? A systematic review

DJ Taylor, AE Hobby, AM Binns, DP Crabb - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To review systematically the evidence of age-related macular degeneration
(AMD) affecting real-world visual ability and quality of life (QoL). To explore trends in specific …

The economic burden of visual impairment and blindness: a systematic review

J Köberlein, K Beifus, C Schaffert, RP Finger - BMJ open, 2013 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Visual impairment and blindness (VI&B) cause a considerable and increasing
economic burden in all high-income countries due to population ageing. Thus, we …

Visual impairment and falls among older adults and elderly: evidence from longitudinal study of ageing in India

RR Singh, P Maurya - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background The present study determines the prevalence and correlates of falls, multiple
falls, and injuries, focusing on visual impairment among the older adult and elderly …

Incidence, risk factors and economic burden of fall-related injuries in older Chinese people: a systematic review

K Peng, M Tian, M Andersen, J Zhang… - Injury …, 2019 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Objective China's population is ageing and fall-related injury in older Chinese people is a
growing public health concern. This review aims to synthesise existing evidence on the …

[HTML][HTML] Visual impairment and the incidence of falls and fractures among older people: longitudinal findings from the Blue Mountains Eye Study

T Hong, P Mitchell, G Burlutsky… - … & visual science, 2014 - arvojournals.org
Purpose.: We assessed the impact of visual impairment on the incidence of falls and
fractures in older persons. Methods.: Of 3654 baseline participants, 2334, 1952, and 1149 …

Physical Frailty and Fall Risk in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross‐Sectional Study

J Chittrakul, P Siviroj, S Sungkarat… - Journal of aging …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Frailty is a condition in older adults with decreased physical and cognitive
performance that can affect health outcomes associated with fracture, disability, and falls …