Open AccessHalf of geriatric trauma patients have significant ocular disease: Findings of a novel trauma provider eye examination for vision screening
Author(s) -
James M. Bardes,
Daniel Grabo,
James Donovan,
Alexander Albuquerque,
K. Conley Coleman,
Sijin Wen,
Alison Wilson,
John Nguyen,
Allison Bardes
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.25
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 2163-0763
pISSN - 2163-0755
DOI - 10.1097/ta.0000000000003156
Subject(s) - medicine , eye examination , odds ratio , physical examination , disease , prospective cohort study , visual acuity , ophthalmology , surgery
Geriatric ground level fall is a common admission diagnosis for trauma centers in the United States. Visual health has been linked to fall risk reduction in older adult but is rarely fully evaluated during a trauma admission. Using a commercial application and a questionnaire, we developed and tested a trauma provider eye examination (TPEE) to screen visual health. This study used the TPEE to (1) evaluate the prevalence of undiagnosed or undertreated visual disease in geriatric trauma patients and (2) determine the feasibility and reliability of the TPEE to screen for vision disease.