02-06-2016 06:00 via eurekalert.org

Watch your step -- blur affects stepping accuracy in older adults

(Wolters Kluwer Health) Visual blurring -- like that produced by bifocals or multifocal lenses -- may cause errors in foot position when walking. And that could contribute to the risk of tripping and falling in older adults, suggests a study in the June issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.
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