Visual acuity, self-reported vision and falls in the EPIC-Norfolk Eye study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 377-382

  Yip, Jennifer L Y ^a,b   Khawaja, Anthony P ^a,b   Broadway, David ^c   Luben, Robert ^a   Hayat, Shabina ^a   Dalzell, Nichola ^a   Bhaniani, Amit ^a   Wareham, Nicholas ^d   Khaw, Kay Tee ^a   Foster, Paul J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FALLS; SELF REPORT; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; VISION, LOW; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 84894058243     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-304179     Document Type: Article

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