Half of geriatric trauma patients have significant ocular disease: Findings of a novel trauma provider eye examination for vision screening.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Geriatric ground level fall is a common admission diagnosis for trauma centers in the United States. Visual health has been linked to fall risk reduction in older adult but is rarely fully evaluated during a trauma admission. Using a commercial application and a questionnaire, we developed and tested a trauma provider eye examination (TPEE) to screen visual health. This study used the TPEE to (1) evaluate the prevalence of undiagnosed or undertreated visual disease in geriatric trauma patients and (2) determine the feasibility and reliability of the TPEE to screen for vision disease.

Methods

This prospective study included patients older than 60 years evaluated by the trauma service from June 2019 to May 2020. Patients with ocular or globe trauma were excluded. Th

SUBMITTER: Bardes JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8243858 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature