@article{ref1,
title="Visual acuity, self-reported vision and falls in the EPIC-Norfolk Eye study",
journal="British journal of ophthalmology",
year="2014",
author="Yip, Jennifer L. Y. and Khawaja, Anthony P. and Broadway, David and Luben, Robert and Hayat, Shabina and Dalzell, Nichola and Bhaniani, Amit and Wareham, Nicholas and Khaw, Kay-Tee and Foster, Paul J.",
volume="98",
number="3",
pages="377-382",
abstract="PURPOSE: To examine the relationship between visual acuity (VA) and self-reported vision (SRV) in relation to falls in 8317 participants of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer-Norfolk Eye study.   METHODS: All participants completed a health questionnaire that included a question regarding SRV and questions regarding the number of falls in the past year. Distance VA was measured using a logMAR chart for each eye. Poor SRV was defined as those reporting fair or poor distance vision. The relationship between VA and SRV and self-rated falls was analysed by logistic regression, adjusting for age, sex, physical activity, body mass index, chronic disease, medication use and grip strength.   RESULTS: Of 8317 participants, 26.7% (95% CI 25.7% to 27.7%) had fallen in the past 12 months. Worse VA and poorer SRV were associated with one or more falls in multivariable analysis (OR for falls=1.31, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.66 and OR=1.32, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.61, respectively). Poorer SRV was significantly associated with falls even after adjusting for VA (OR=1.28, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.57).   CONCLUSIONS: SRV was associated with falls independently of VA and could be used as a simple proxy measure for other aspects of visual function to detect people requiring vision-related falls interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1161",
doi="10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-304179",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-304179"
}