The incidence of falls after first and second eye cataract surgery: a longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare fall incidence, and visual acuity and refractive status, before surgery and after first and second eye cataract surgery.

Design, setting

Prospective observational study in eight tertiary referral ophthalmology clinics in public hospitals in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth.

Participants

People aged 65 years or more referred for bilateral age-related cataract surgery during 2013-16, followed for maximum of 24 months after study entry or until six months after second eye surgery, whichever was shorter.

Main outcome measures

Primary outcome: age- and sex-adjusted incidence of falls.

Secondary outcomes

visual acuity and refractive error.

Results

The mean age of the 409 included participants was 75.4 years (SD, 5.4 years); 220 were wom

SUBMITTER: Keay L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9546129 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature