Association between vision impairment and mortality: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Due to growth and ageing of the world's population, the number of individuals worldwide with vision impairment (VI) and blindness is projected to increase rapidly over the coming decades. VI and blindness are an important cause of years lived with disability. However, the association of VI and blindness with mortality, including the risk of bias in published studies and certainty of the evidence, has not been adequately studied in an up-to-date systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods and analysis

The planned systematic review and meta-analysis will adhere to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Databases, including MEDLINE Ovid, Embase Ovid and Global Health, will be searched for relevant studies. Two reviewers

SUBMITTER: Ehrlich JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7311038 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature