Protocol for a scoping review to map evidence from randomised controlled trials on paediatric eye disease to disease burden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Currently, about 2 per 1000 children in the industrialised world are severely visually impaired or blind (SVI/BL) due to diverse uncommon conditions that are usually present from early infancy. The impact of SVI/BL is lifelong and life-changing. Thus, children are a priority in the WHO-led global initiative against avoidable blindness. The aim of this scoping review is to assess the current evidence base on interventions to prevent or treat the major causes of childhood SVI/BL, specifically the degree of alignment between robust interventional research (RCTs) and the burden (relative frequency) of the key causative disorders, identifying gaps in the evidence base for tackling childhood blindness.

Methods/design

We will perform a scoping review of the published lit

SUBMITTER: Teoh LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5563052 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature