Vision and falls: A multidisciplinary review of the contributions of visual impairment to falls among older adults

Maturitas

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-28

  Reed Jones, Rebecca J ^a   Solis, Guillermina R ^a   Lawson, Katherine A ^a   Loya, Amanda M ^a   Cude Islas, Donna ^a   Berger, Candyce S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fall prevention; Falls; Risk factors; Vision; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLOROQUINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DICLOFENAC; DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN; DOXAZOSIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC; NAPROXEN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PHENYTOIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; TAMOXIFEN; TAMSULOSIN; TERAZOSIN; TOPIRAMATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VARDENAFIL;

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; BLURRED VISION; CATARACT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLOR VISION; CORNEA OPACITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIPLOPIA; EXERCISE; FALL RISK; FALLING; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NYSTAGMUS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PHOTOPHOBIA; POLYPHARMACY; PRESBYOPIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATION; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; HUMANS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84876447360     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.01.019     Document Type: Review

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