Profile of Falls and Its Associated Factors among Adults with Visual Impairment: A Cross-sectional Study from a Tertiary Eye Hospital
This study reported unique trend of increased occurrence of falls among the young with VI compared to older age groups. RP and glaucoma being peripheral vision loss causing diseases and increased severity of VI were more associated with falls and fear of falling.
Authors
- Ramya Sachidanandam
- Anuradha Narayanan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3050-9572)
Institutions
- Sankara Nethralaya (IN)
- Elite School of Optometry (IN)
- SASTRA University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijph.ijph_270_23
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15