Assessing static balance control improvement following cataract surgery using a smartphone
Introduction Cataract remains a prevalent cause of visual impairment among the elderly, significantly increasing the risk of falls due to compromised visual function. Cataract removal surgery has been established as a means to enhance visual acuity and balance control. The advent of novel technologi...
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| author | Lorrana de Souza Azevedo Newton Quintino Feitosa Enzo Gabriel Rocha Santos Márcio Augusto Moraes Alvarez Lucciano Augusto Ximenes Norat Gabriel Izan Santos Botelho Anderson Belgamo Gustavo Henrique Lima Pinto Ketlin Jaqueline Santana Castro Bianca Callegari Anselmo de Athayde Costa e Silva Raílson Cruz Salomão André dos Santos Cabral Alexandre Antônio Marques Rosa Givago Silva Souza |
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| description | Introduction Cataract remains a prevalent cause of visual impairment among the elderly, significantly increasing the risk of falls due to compromised visual function. Cataract removal surgery has been established as a means to enhance visual acuity and balance control. The advent of novel technologies, such as accelerometers integrated into smartphones, provides an opportunity to assess static balance control. We compared static balance measurements obtained from accelerometer built-in smartphones before and after cataract removal surgery. Methods Our sample comprised 29 individuals diagnosed with bilateral cataracts scheduled for cataract removal surgery. We evaluated participants’ visual acuity and recorded their body oscillations using the smartphone's embedded accelerometer during static balance maintenance, both with eyes open and closed, before and after surgery. We compared quantitative parameters of static balance evaluation at both time points. Results A significant improvement in visual acuity following cataract removal surgery was observed. Moreover, under open-eye conditions, all quantitative parameters of static balance evaluation exhibited significant improvement, with only one parameter showing improvement under closed-eye conditions. Conclusion Inertial sensors integrated into smartphones serve as practical tools for monitoring changes in static balance control resulting from cataracts, as well as for evaluating balance recovery after lens extraction surgery. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e3448844dd754b148d663c2c1c4adeb52025-08-20T03:01:06ZengSAGE PublishingDigital Health2055-20762025-01-011110.1177/20552076241277468Assessing static balance control improvement following cataract surgery using a smartphoneLorrana de Souza Azevedo0Newton Quintino Feitosa1Enzo Gabriel Rocha Santos2Márcio Augusto Moraes Alvarez3Lucciano Augusto Ximenes Norat4Gabriel Izan Santos Botelho5Anderson Belgamo6Gustavo Henrique Lima Pinto7Ketlin Jaqueline Santana Castro8Bianca Callegari9Anselmo de Athayde Costa e Silva10Raílson Cruz Salomão11André dos Santos Cabral12Alexandre Antônio Marques Rosa13Givago Silva Souza14 Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, , Belém, Brazil Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, , Belém, Brazil Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais, , Belém, Brazil Faculdade de Medicina, , Belém, Brazil Clínica Oftalmológica RetinaPro, Belém, Brazil Clínica Oftalmológica RetinaPro, Belém, Brazil Departamento de Ciência da Computação, , Piracicaba, Brazil Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais, , Belém, Brazil Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, , Belém, Brazil Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, , Belém, Brazil Instituto de Ciências da Educação, , Belém, Brazil Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, Brazil Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, Brazil Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, , Belém, Brazil Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, , Belém, BrazilIntroduction Cataract remains a prevalent cause of visual impairment among the elderly, significantly increasing the risk of falls due to compromised visual function. Cataract removal surgery has been established as a means to enhance visual acuity and balance control. The advent of novel technologies, such as accelerometers integrated into smartphones, provides an opportunity to assess static balance control. We compared static balance measurements obtained from accelerometer built-in smartphones before and after cataract removal surgery. Methods Our sample comprised 29 individuals diagnosed with bilateral cataracts scheduled for cataract removal surgery. We evaluated participants’ visual acuity and recorded their body oscillations using the smartphone's embedded accelerometer during static balance maintenance, both with eyes open and closed, before and after surgery. We compared quantitative parameters of static balance evaluation at both time points. Results A significant improvement in visual acuity following cataract removal surgery was observed. Moreover, under open-eye conditions, all quantitative parameters of static balance evaluation exhibited significant improvement, with only one parameter showing improvement under closed-eye conditions. Conclusion Inertial sensors integrated into smartphones serve as practical tools for monitoring changes in static balance control resulting from cataracts, as well as for evaluating balance recovery after lens extraction surgery.https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076241277468 |
| spellingShingle | Lorrana de Souza Azevedo Newton Quintino Feitosa Enzo Gabriel Rocha Santos Márcio Augusto Moraes Alvarez Lucciano Augusto Ximenes Norat Gabriel Izan Santos Botelho Anderson Belgamo Gustavo Henrique Lima Pinto Ketlin Jaqueline Santana Castro Bianca Callegari Anselmo de Athayde Costa e Silva Raílson Cruz Salomão André dos Santos Cabral Alexandre Antônio Marques Rosa Givago Silva Souza Assessing static balance control improvement following cataract surgery using a smartphone Digital Health |
| title | Assessing static balance control improvement following cataract surgery using a smartphone |
| title_full | Assessing static balance control improvement following cataract surgery using a smartphone |
| title_fullStr | Assessing static balance control improvement following cataract surgery using a smartphone |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing static balance control improvement following cataract surgery using a smartphone |
| title_short | Assessing static balance control improvement following cataract surgery using a smartphone |
| title_sort | assessing static balance control improvement following cataract surgery using a smartphone |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076241277468 |
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