Publications by authors named "Mariah Diaz"

Purpose: To examine the performance of self-reported visual difficulty (VD) in predicting objective visual impairment (VI) in older adults and explore factors that influence discordance.

Design: Cross-sectional analysis of the National Health and Aging Trends Study (2022).

Methods: Participants reporting blindness or difficulties with distance or near vision were characterized as having VD.

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Background: There is a paucity of information on rate and time to return to play (RTP) in elite-level soccer players who have sustained foot fractures.

Purpose: To (1) determine the rate and timing of RTP after foot fracture (eg, tarsal, metatarsal, or phalangeal), (2) investigate foot fracture reinjury incidence after RTP, and (3) evaluate performance after foot fracture as compared with matched, uninjured controls.

Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study.

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