Visual field (VF) loss resulting from glaucoma is associated with an increased fear of falling, even in people not classified as blind, a new study shows. To assess the psychological impact of patients' visual limitations, the team studied 83 glaucoma subjects with bilateral VF loss and 60 controls with good visual acuity. The mean age was about 70 years. The median better-eye mean deviation was -8.0 dB in the glaucoma group and +0.2 dB in controls. Age, race, body mass index, gender, comorbidities and other factors were comparable.
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