OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of cataract surgery on the occurrence of falls and mobility and balance problems in older adults with cataract. DESIGN: Longitudinal follow-up study. SETTING: Clinical Research Unit, University of Alabama at Birmingham. PARTICIPANTS: Persons aged 55 and older with a cataract were recruited from 12 eye clinics in Alabama from October 1994 through March 1996. Participants were classified into two groups: those who had cataract surgery (surgery group, n=122) and those who had not (no-surgery group, n=92). MEASUREMENTS: At baseline and 1-year follow-up visits, information on the occurrence of falls and mobility and balance problems was collected based on subjects' recall of events during the prior 12 months. RESULTS: After adjusting for demographic, behavioral, medical, and visual characteristics, there was no difference between the two groups in the likelihood of falling (risk ratio (RR)=0.96, 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.64-1.42) or in having mobility (RR=0.81, 95% CI=0.55-1.18) or balance difficulties (RR=0.71, 95% CI=0.37-1.39). CONCLUSION: Cataract surgery had no association with the occurrence of falls or mobility or balance problems in independently living older adults with a cataract.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of cataract surgery on the occurrence of falls and mobility and balance problems in older adults with cataract. DESIGN: Longitudinal follow-up study. SETTING: Clinical Research Unit, University of Alabama at Birmingham. PARTICIPANTS: Persons aged 55 and older with a cataract were recruited from 12 eye clinics in Alabama from October 1994 through March 1996. Participants were classified into two groups: those who had cataract surgery (surgery group, n=122) and those who had not (no-surgery group, n=92). MEASUREMENTS: At baseline and 1-year follow-up visits, information on the occurrence of falls and mobility and balance problems was collected based on subjects' recall of events during the prior 12 months. RESULTS: After adjusting for demographic, behavioral, medical, and visual characteristics, there was no difference between the two groups in the likelihood of falling (risk ratio (RR)=0.96, 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.64-1.42) or in having mobility (RR=0.81, 95% CI=0.55-1.18) or balance difficulties (RR=0.71, 95% CI=0.37-1.39). CONCLUSION:Cataract surgery had no association with the occurrence of falls or mobility or balance problems in independently living older adults with a cataract.
Authors: Luis Miguel Gutiérrez-Robledo; Miguel Angel Villasís-Keever; Arturo Avila-Avila; Raúl Hernán Medina-Campos; Roberto Carlos Castrejón-Pérez; Carmen García-Peña Journal: J Ophthalmol Date: 2021-03-15 Impact factor: 1.909
Authors: Kien Gia To; Lynn Meuleners; Max Bulsara; Michelle L Fraser; Dat Van Duong; Dung Van Do; Van-Anh Ngoc Huynh; Tien Duy Phi; Hoang Huy Tran; Nguyen Do Nguyen Journal: Clin Interv Aging Date: 2014-04-28 Impact factor: 4.458