Association between self-reported visual symptoms (suggesting cataract) and self-reported fall-related injury among adults aged ≥ 65 years from five low- and middle-income countries.
Lee SmithGuillermo F López SánchezNicola VeronesePinar SoysalMark A TullyTrish GorelyPeter M AllenMasoud RahmatiDong Keon YonGraham BallLaurie ButlerHelen KeyesYvonne BarnettYoun Ho ShinAi KoyanagiPublished in: Eye (London, England) (2024)
Self-reported visual symptoms (suggesting cataract) were associated with higher odds for self-reported injurious falls among older adults in LMICs. Expanding availability of cataract surgery in LMICs may also have the additional benefit of reducing falls among older people.