Sleep improvement strategies for people with vision impairment: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore existing strategies for managing sleep disorders in individuals with vision impairment (VI), identifying interventions, geographical trends and research gaps.

Design

Scoping review.

Data sources

Medline ALL (Ovid), Embase and Web of Science Core Collection, with supplementary searches in Google Scholar. The final search was completed on 28 November 2025.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Original research studies examining strategies to manage sleep disorders in adults (≥18 years) with VI, published in English. Studies focusing on animal models or unrelated to sleep management were excluded.

Data extraction and synthesis

Two reviewers independently screened titles, abstracts and full texts using Covidence, extracted data us

SUBMITTER: Leonard-Hawkhead B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12742078 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature