Environment/assistive technology
Results for this section, relating to vision improvement, were based on unpublished data from the stroke subgroup in Haran 2010.
Rate of falls
There was no significant difference in rate of falls when single lens distance vision glasses replaced multifocal glasses for people after stroke (rate ratio 1.08, 95% CI 0.52 to 2.25; Analysis 2.1).
Number of fallers
There was no significant difference in the number of fallers when single lens distance vision glasses replaced multifocal glasses for people after stroke (risk ratio 0.74, 95% CI 0.47 to 1.18; Analysis 2.2).
Number of people sustaining fall-related fractures
No-one with stroke in the intervention group sustained a fracture, compared with one person in the control group .
Number of people with fall-related hospital admissions
One person with stroke in the intervention group was admitted to hospital once, compared with one person with stroke in the control group admitted to hospital three times.