Factors associated with fear of falling and associated activity restriction in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review

MD Denkinger, A Lukas, T Nikolaus, K Hauer - The American Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Fear of falling (FOF) is an important threat to autonomy. Current interventions to
reduce FOF have yielded conflicting results. A possible reason for this discrepancy could be …

Detection and measurement of clinically meaningful visual field progression in clinical trials for glaucoma

CG De Moraes, JM Liebmann, LA Levin - Progress in retinal and eye …, 2017 - Elsevier
Glaucomatous visual field progression has both personal and societal costs and therefore
has a serious impact on quality of life. At the present time, intraocular pressure (IOP) is …

Vision and falls: a multidisciplinary review of the contributions of visual impairment to falls among older adults

RJ Reed-Jones, GR Solis, KA Lawson, AM Loya… - Maturitas, 2013 - Elsevier
Falls are a leading cause of mortality among older adults worldwide. With the increasing
aging population, falls are rapidly becoming a public health concern. Numerous internal and …

Epidemiological variations and trends in health burden of glaucoma worldwide

W Wang, M He, Z Li, W Huang - Acta ophthalmologica, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To evaluate the trends and variations in global health burden of glaucoma by year,
age and sex, region and socio‐economic status, using disability‐adjusted life years (DALY …

Prevalence of falls and fall‐related outcomes in older adults with self‐reported vision impairment

JR Ehrlich, SE Hassan, BC Stagg - Journal of the American …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine the prevalence of falls, fear of falling (FoF), and activity limitation
due to FoF in a nationally representative study of older adults with self‐reported vision …

Impact of glaucoma medications on the ocular surface and how ocular surface disease can influence glaucoma treatment

M Kolko, G Gazzard, C Baudouin, S Beier… - The ocular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Glaucoma is a common disease with an increasing prevalence [1]. Ocular surface disease
(OSD) is also common, and its prevalence is increasing [2, 3], due in part to the adverse …

Fear of falling and its predictors among community-living older adults in Korea

E Oh, GRS Hong, S Lee, S Han - Aging & mental health, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To explore the prevalence and predicting factors of fear of falling (FOF) among
community-living older adults in Korea. Methods: Secondary data analysis of the 2011 …

Traveling with blindness: A qualitative space-time approach to understanding visual impairment and urban mobility

S Wong - Health & Place, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper draws from Hägerstrand's space-time framework to generate new insights on the
everyday mobilities of individuals with visual impairments in the San Francisco Bay Area …

Visual field loss and accelerometer-measured physical activity in the United States

SW Van Landingham, JR Willis, S Vitale, PY Ramulu - Ophthalmology, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether visual field (VF) loss is associated with lower levels of
accelerometer-defined walking or physical activity in a nationally representative sample of …

[HTML][HTML] Activity limitation due to a fear of falling in older adults with eye disease

MY Wang, J Rousseau, H Boisjoly… - … & visual science, 2012 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: To examine whether patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD),
glaucoma, or Fuchs corneal dystrophy report limiting their activity due to a fear of falling as …