Citation

Agarkov NM, Gurko TS, Lev IV. Probl. Sotsialnoi Gig. Istor. Med. 2023; 31(3): 400-404.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Medit︠s︡ina)

DOI

10.32687/0869-866X-2023-31-3-400-404

PMID

37427513

Abstract

The aging of population is accompanied by simultaneous increasing of rate of age-associated ophthalmic diseases resulting in vision decreasing. However, visual impairment in elderly and senile age is rarely considered in the epidemiology of falls in these groups. The purpose of the study is to investigate medical social aspects of falls in older age groups with visual impairment. The retrospective methodology was applied to study falls in 4832 elderly and senile patients with visual impairment due to cataract glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. The high incidence of falls in men and women aged 80 and older, amounting to 82.6 and 125.7 cases per 1000 of population of corresponding age respectively was established. The falls in elderly patients with low vision is more often registered in case of diabetic retinopathy than of glaucoma, cataract and age-related macular degeneration without significant differences at the age 50-59 years and 60-69 years. The diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of falls requiring hospitalization in all age groups. To In reducing prevalence of falls and resulted hospitalization, to optimize traumatological care of patients of older age groups, the priority is for early identification and treatment of people with diabetic retinopathy.

Language: ru

Keywords

Aged; Humans; Female; Male; Middle Aged; Accidental Falls; Aged, 80 and over; Retrospective Studies; falls; Aging; *Cataract; *Diabetic Retinopathy/epidemiology; *Glaucoma; *Macular Degeneration/epidemiology/complications; elder and senile age; ophthalmic diseases; Vision Disorders/complications