Virtual reality may be effective tool for evaluating balance control in glaucoma patients
Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death and morbidity in older adults, especially those with a chronic eye disease such as glaucoma. To investigate this problem, a multidisciplinary group of researchers has become the first to use virtual reality technology to develop a new method for measuring balance control in those with glaucoma.