Elderly patients

As per WHO, falls due to poor vision are the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths worldwide, where people over 60 years of age suffer the greatest number of fatal falls. Age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of vision loss and has been associated with falls, poor balance, difficulty with activities of daily living, smaller life space and poor quality of life. It is a retinal disease, damage to a spot in the retina called the macula, causes vision loss in patients over 65 years of age. This spot is important for visual acuity as it has plenty…