Risk of musculoskeletal injuries, fractures, and falls in medicare beneficiaries with disorders of binocular vision.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Disorders of binocular vision are increasingly prevalent among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries 65 years or older. Visual impairment is a recognized risk factor for fractures. Despite the association of visual impairment and fracture risk, to our knowledge, no study has examined the influence that disorders of binocular vision (strabismus, amblyopia, diplopia, and nystagmus) may have on musculoskeletal injury and fracture risk in the elderly population.

Objective

To evaluate associations between disorders of binocular vision and musculoskeletal injury, fracture, and falls in the elderly.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective study of 10-year (2002-2011) musculoskeletal injury, fracture, or fall prevalence in a 5% random sample of Medicare

SUBMITTER: Pineles SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4507425 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature