Publications by authors named "N Morlet"
Binocular Visual Field Loss and Crash Risk: An eFOVID Population-Based Study.
Ophthalmic Epidemiol
December 2024
Purpose: Visual field loss poses a high personal cost to those affected, significantly impacting activities of daily living, including driving. However, there is conflicting evidence on the association between visual field loss and crash risk. This study examined the association between severity and location of binocular visual field loss and motor vehicle crashes in older adults aged 50+, using linked population data over a 29-year study period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Visual fields are important for postural stability and ability to manoeuvre around objects.
Objective: Examine the association between visual field loss and falls requiring hospitalisation in adults aged 50 +.
Methods: Older adults aged 50+ with and without visual field loss were identified using a fields database obtained from a cross-section of ophthalmologists' practices in Western Australia (WA).
Article Synopsis
- The study developed a method to extract and standardize large-scale visual field test data from the Humphrey Field Analyzer (HFA), focusing on patient sensitivity and reliability measurements.
- It analyzed longitudinal data from 606,230 visual field tests conducted on 92,215 patients in Western Australia over a span of 34 years, covering approximately 85% of annual tests performed by local ophthalmologists.
- The comprehensive dataset is poised for epidemiological research on vision disorders, linking visual field data with other administrative records for deeper insights into eye health trends.
Conjunctival amelanotic malignant melanoma is a rare form of melanoma, which lacks visible pigment and is commonly located underneath the eyelids in the bulbar conjunctiva. In this report, we described a case of a Caucasian women in her 70s who presented with unilateral irritation and tenderness following cataract surgery. On eversion of the eyelid, two elevated pink lesions were noted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare fall incidence, and visual acuity and refractive status, before surgery and after first and second eye cataract surgery.
Design, Setting: Prospective observational study in eight tertiary referral ophthalmology clinics in public hospitals in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth.
Participants: People aged 65 years or more referred for bilateral age-related cataract surgery during 2013-16, followed for maximum of 24 months after study entry or until six months after second eye surgery, whichever was shorter.