Falls risk associated with cataract and after first and second eye cataract surgery

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1048302

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed elective surgery in Australia, with approximately 200,000 surgeries each year. However, vision impairment due to cataract is relatively common and around 1.7 million Australians are affected at any one time. Cataract-related vision impairment has many negative consequences including increased risk of falls. The findings of this research will inform strategies for reducing falls and engageing with the ophthalmic health care sector on the critical issue of falls injury for older people.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $801,559.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Optometry and Ophthalmology not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

accidental falls | cataract | falls | injury epidemiology | ophthalmology | optometry | stereopsis

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