Home-based screening tools for amblyopia: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Amblyopia is an important public health concern associated with functional vision loss and detrimental impact on the physical and mental well-being of children. The gold standard for diagnosis of amblyogenic conditions currently involves screening by orthoptists and/or ophthalmologists. The bloom of technology enables the use of home-based screening tools to detect these conditions at an early stage by the layperson in community, which could reduce the burden of screening in the community, especially during restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we propose a systematic review aiming to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of home-based screening tools compared with the existing gold standard.

Methods and analysis

We aim to search for studies

SUBMITTER: Sii S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8404433 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature