The ultimate goal of glaucoma management is the preservation of patients' visual function
and quality of life (QoL). The disease itself as well as the medical or surgical treatment can …

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 …

The purpose of this perspective article is to describe the use of a physiological profile
approach to falls risk assessment and prevention that has been developed by the Falls and …

Objectives: To accurately establish the incidence of falls in Parkinson's disease (PD) and to
investigate predictive risk factors for fallers from baseline data. Methods: 109 subjects with …

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OBJECTIVES: To determine the tests most predictive of falls in community‐dwelling older
people from a range of visual screening tests (high and low contrast visual acuity, edge …

Background. Falls in older people are associated with poor prognosis. Medication use is a
potential cause of falls. Our aim was to systemically review all original articles examining …

Falls not only present a considerable health threat, but the resulting treatment and loss of
working days also place a heavy economic burden on society. Gait instability is a major fall …

Background: Because of the prevalence and devastating consequences of age-related
macular degeneration (AMD), a systematic review devoted to low-vision rehabilitation and …

OBJETIVO: Identificar fatores associados a quedas e a quedas recorrentes em idosos
vivendo na comunidade, determinando o risco relativo de cada fator como preditor para …