Eye Drop Instillation Success and Hand Function in Adults with Glaucoma: A Pilot Study.

Purpose: To investigate hand function and eye drop instillation success in adults with and without glaucoma.

Design: Cross-sectional pilot study.

Subjects: Adults aged ≥ 65 years with glaucoma who use eye drops daily and adults aged 65+ without glaucoma who do not regularly use eye drops.

Susceptibility to walking balance perturbations in young adults is largely unaffected by anticipation.

Despite progress in understanding the mechanisms governing walking balance control, the number of falls in our older adult population is projected to increase. Falls prevention systems and strategies may benefit from understanding how anticipation of a balance perturbation affects the planning and execution of biomechanical responses to mitigate instability. However, the extent to which anticipation affects the proactive and reactive adjustments to perturbations has yet to be fully investigated, even in young adults.