RT Book, Section
A1 Whiteside, Meredith
A2 Williams, Brie A.
A2 Chang, Anna
A2 Ahalt, Cyrus
A2 Chen, Helen
A2 Conant, Rebecca
A2 Landefeld, C. Seth
A2 Ritchie, Christine
A2 Yukawa, Michi
SR Print(0)
ID 1100069737
T1 Managing Vision Impairment in Older Adults
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics, 2e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179208-0
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100069737
RD 2024/04/19
AB Vision  impairment  is  relatively  rare  in  people  younger  than  65  years  of  age,  but  its  incidence  steadily  increases  to  almost  24%  of  those  80  years  and  older.  Not  surprisingly,  vision  impairment  can  have  a  significant  impact  on  a  patient’s  quality  of  life.  It  is  associated  with  social  isolation,  anxiety,  depression  and  a  loss  of  independence.  It  can  affect  balance,  leading  to  more  frequent  falls,  and  has  been  shown  to  negatively  affect  physical  activity.