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Background and Objective: Visual training has been used to improve locomotion and the risk of falls in older adults. This study evaluates the effects of visual training on the physical abilities and visual functions of older adults from Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Methodology: A quasi-experimental study of older adults who underwent visual evaluation and assessment of physical abilities through the Senior Fitness Test, a standardized obstacle course, and the eye-hand coordination test. For 10 weeks, all adults attended daily recreational physical activities. Additionally, those assigned to the experimental group received a weekly session of visual training.
Results: 52 adults with a median age of 68.5 years were enrolled. 84.21% (48) were female while 93.94% were obese. Normal values were presented for aerobic resistance and lower and upper limb strength. 91.3% (21) had no ocular pathologies impacting visual acuity. Those who received visual training showed statistically significant improvements in the times it took to run the obstacle course and, on the eye-hand coordination test.
Conclusions: Visual training has a positive effect on hand-eye coordination, vision-mediated locomotion, and balance in older adults. These results suggest that virtual reality may enhance reaction speed, balance, and coordination.
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