See Better, Rehab Better

Elderly individuals who are about to undergo rehabilitation following a hip fracture may want to see an ophthalmologist before seeing a physical therapist. According to recent research, nearly one-quarter of such patients have failing eyesight, and this impairment appears to impede their recovery. On the basis of this finding, it is suggested that elderly hip-fracture patients undergo a visual acuity test toward the beginning of their rehabilitation and that eyeglasses http://www.neovisioneyecenter.com/eyeglasses.html be prescribed to improve visual acuity to the optimal extent. Without it, researchers found that older people tend to have had poorer functioning before their hip fractures and also took longer to complete their rehabilitation (as well as fared worse in the rehab programs).

Are you anticipating hip surgery or physical therapy? For in-depth information about the most common or not so common eye problems http://www.neovisioneyecenter.com/eyeinfection.html, be sure to ask your eye MD. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call NeoVision Eye Center. See your ophthalmologist if you experience eye infections or symptoms of disease like loss or blurred vision, light flashes, eye pain, redness, itching, swelling and irritation around the eye or eyelid. Schedule a complimentary, no obligation consultation with NeoVision Eye Center to determine if you can benefit from the miraculous LASIK correction. At our office, we provide exceptional eye care for all members of your family.

P.S. Researchers also recommended that doctors might want to consider treating cataracts in older patients about to start rehabbing a fractured hip.

Shobha Tandon, MD, PhD, is an Ophthalmologist and Medical Director of NeoVision Eye Center with offices at 2 Union Square in Union City, CA and at 2500 Hospital Drive, Bldg 11 in Mountain View, CA.

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Dr. Shobha Tandon
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