The impact of spectacle correction on the well-being of children with vision impairment due to uncorrected refractive error: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite being easily corrected with eyeglasses, over two-thirds of the world's child population presents with vision impairment (VI) due to uncorrected refractive errors. While systematic reviews have shown that VI can significantly impact children's depression and anxiety, none have reviewed the existing literature on the association between spectacle correction and well-being. This review aims to address this knowledge gap.

Main outcome measures

The main outcome measures were i) cognitive and education well-being which included mathematics and english literacy, reading fluency, school function, academic performance and grades; ii) psychological and mental health well-being which included physical anxiety, learning anxiety and mental health test scores and iii) q

SUBMITTER: Pirindhavellie GP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10436410 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature