Effect of cataract surgery on frequency of falls among older persons: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

LM Gutiérrez-Robledo… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Falls are a significant public health problem among older people worldwide.
The aim was to perform a new systematic review and meta‐analysis to assess whether …

When is refraction stable following routine cataract surgery? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

E Charlesworth, AJ Alderson… - Ophthalmic and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose We systematically reviewed the literature to investigate when refraction is stable
following routine cataract surgery implanting monofocal intraocular lenses. Current advice …

The incidence of falls after first and second eye cataract surgery: a longitudinal cohort study

L Keay, KC Ho, K Rogers, P McCluskey… - Medical journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare fall incidence, and visual acuity and refractive status, before surgery
and after first and second eye cataract surgery. Design, setting Prospective observational …

[HTML][HTML] Falls and visual impairment among elderly residents in 'homes for the aged'in India

S Marmamula, NR Barrenkala, R Challa… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
We evaluated the prevalence of falls and their association with visual impairment (VI) in
elderly residents in 'homes for the aged'in Hyderabad, India. Participants aged≥ 60 years …

[HTML][HTML] Falls and recurrent falls among adults in a multi-ethnic Asian population: the Singapore epidemiology of eye diseases study

W Dai, YC Tham, ML Chee, NYQ Tan, KH Wong… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
We evaluated the rate and risk factors associated with falls and recurrent falls in a multi-
ethnic Asian population. 10,009 participants aged≥ 40 years (mean [SD] age= 58.9 [10.4] …

The impact of first and second eye cataract surgeries on falls: a prospective cohort study

YR Feng, LB Meuleners, ML Fraser… - … interventions in aging, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the first and second eye
cataract surgeries on the risk of falls in participants with bilateral cataract and to determine …

Visual and ocular morbidity in severe open‐globe injuries presenting to a regional eye centre in New Zealand

JH Court, LM Lu, N Wang… - Clinical & Experimental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Importance Open‐globe injuries (OGI) are a leading cause of monocular blindness world‐
wide with considerable cost to the individual and society. Background To characterize the …

Cataract surgery for falls prevention and improving vision: modelling the health gain, health system costs and cost-effectiveness in a high-income country

M Boyd, G Kvizhinadze, A Kho, G Wilson… - Injury …, 2020 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Aim To estimate the health gain, health system costs and cost-effectiveness of cataract
surgery when expedited as a falls prevention strategy (reducing the waiting time for surgery …

Multifocal spectacle and monovision treatment of presbyopia and falls in the elderly

DH Chang - Journal of Refractive Surgery, 2021 - journals.healio.com
Presbyopia is an age-related condition that affects approximately 1.8 billion people
worldwide. Strategies to correct presbyopia include both nonsurgical and surgical …

[HTML][HTML] Multicenter clinical evaluation of alinity m HCV assay performance

S Chevaliez, F Onelia, M Pacenti, E Goldstein… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Nucleic acid testing is essential for the detection and quantification of HCV RNA
in the diagnosis of HCV infection and treatment monitoring. The Alinity m HCV assay was …