Visual and Demographic Risk Factors for Falls and the Impact of Cataract Surgery in Elderly Patients
Logistic regression analysis indicated that undergoing cataract surgery is not a significant protective factor against falls. However, older adults in the surgery group experienced fewer falls than in the other group. Besides, the results suggest that taking more than four medications daily and having a slow gait speed are significant fall risk factors.
Authors
- Seyed Hossein Ghavami Shahri
- Hamid Reza Heidarzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2811-9073)
- Elham Bakhtiari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1582-3961)
- Mojtaba Abrishami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2001-7929)
- Akbar Derakhshan
- Mohammad Reza Ansari Astaneh
- Saeed Shokouhi Rad
Institutions
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18502/jovr.v19i3.13536
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences