Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Eyes and Vision

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 2 · 66.7%

Spectacle wearing · school‐age children and adolescents

Educational intervention showed no clear difference in spectacle wearing compared with no educational intervention (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vision screening for correctable visual acuity deficits in school‐age children and adolescents 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.11 [0.95, 1.31]
1 study · 3177 participants
Moderate

Spectacle wearing · school‐age children and adolescents

Ready‐made showed no clear difference in spectacle wearing compared with custom‐made spectacles (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vision screening for correctable visual acuity deficits in school‐age children and adolescents 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.98 [0.91, 1.05]
3 studies · 1203 participants
High

Spectacle wearing · school‐age children and adolescents

Free spectacles leads to higher spectacle wearing compared with no free spectacles (prescription only) (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review