Effect of Cataract Surgery on Frequency of Falls among Older Persons: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of included studies of the relationship between the frequencies of falls after the first cataract surgery in older people.

Author	Design	Patients	Age	Sex	Follow-up time	Falls before surgery	Falls after surgery
Brannan et al., [12]	Before and after surgery	N = 84	79.8 ± 5.8	Female; 54 (64.2%); Male; 30 (35.7%)	6 months	31 (36.9%)	6 (7.1%)
Harwood et al., [16]	Controlled clinical trial: expedited surgery group	N = 154 (before surgery); N = 154 (after surgery)	Median; 78.8Range: 79–95	Female; 154 (100%)	12 months	79 (51.3%)	76 (49.3%)
McGwin et al., [17]	Before and after surgery	N = 122	70.9 ± 6.8	Female; 71 (58.2%); Male; 51 (41.8%)	12 months	46 (37.8%)	42 (34.4%)
To et al., [20]	Before and after surgery	N = 413 (before surgery); N = 119 (after surgery)	66.6 ± 7.9	Female; 268 (64.9%); Male; 145 (35.1%)	12 months	53 (12.8%)	13 (10.9%)
Supuk et al., [19]	Before and after surgery	N = 287 (before surgery); N = 283 (after surgery)	76.5 ± 6.3	Female; 158 (55.1%); Male; 129 (44.9%)	6 months	66 (22.9%)	56 (19.8%)
Palagyi et al., [18]	Before and after surgery	N = 228(before surgery); N = 196(after surgery)	75.7 ± 5.3	Female; 182 (55.3%); Male; 147 (44.7%)	12 months	1.17 (IC95% 0.93–1.46) year-person falls	0.88 (IC 95% 0.66–1.17) year-person falls
Feng et al., [14]	Before and after surgery	N = 55	73.3 ± 7.7	Female; 30 (54.6%); Male; 25 (45.4%)	99.6 ± 73.7 days	14 (25.5%)	5 (9.1%)