Interventions to control myopia progression in children: protocol for an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Myopia is a common visual disorder with increasing prevalence among developed countries of the world. Myopia constitutes a substantial risk factor for several ocular conditions that can lead to blindness. The purpose of this study is to conduct an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in order to identify and appraise robust research evidence regarding the management of myopia progression in children and adolescents.

Methods

A literature search will be conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Database via Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD). We will search for systematic reviews or meta-analyses that examine optical

SUBMITTER: Prousali E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5594593 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature