Quantifying Fall-Related Hazards in the Homes of Persons with Glaucoma.

Objective: To characterize fall-related hazards in the homes of persons with suspected or diagnosed glaucoma, and to determine whether those with worse visual field (VF) damage have fewer home hazards.

Design: Cross-sectional study using baseline (2013-2015) data from the ongoing Falls in Glaucoma Study (FIGS).

Participants: One-hundred seventy-four of 245 (71.

Evaluation of the Home Environment Assessment for the Visually Impaired (HEAVI): an instrument designed to quantify fall-related hazards in the visually impaired.

Background: To (1) develop and refine the Home Environment Assessment for the Visually Impaired (HEAVI), and (2) determine the interrater reliability of this instrument, which was designed to quantify the number of fall-related hazards in the homes of individuals with visual impairment.

Methods: Twenty homes of community-dwelling adults were included in this study. Each home was graded by an occupational therapist (OT) and two non-expert (NE) graders.