Portable devices for the diagnosis of glaucoma: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Early detection and continuous monitoring are essential to preventing vision loss, yet traditional diagnostic tools remain largely inaccessible in low-resource settings.

Purpose

This scoping review aimed to map the existing evidence on the use of portable devices for the detection, diagnosis and monitoring of glaucoma.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute Manual and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. A comprehensive search was performed across major databases to identify studies that evaluated handheld tonometers, portable fundus cameras and visual field testing devices. Da

SUBMITTER: Garba F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12548591 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature