. 2025 Aug 17;15(8):e103546.

doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103546.

Optical correction of hyperopia in school-aged children: a scoping review protocol

Gayathri Srinivasan^#¹, Kristen L Kerber^#², Su-Hsun Liu^{3

4}, Vivian M Manh⁵, Kristine Huang⁶, Alexandra Williamson⁷, Soumen Sadhu⁸, Morgan C Ollinger⁹, Zahra Tajbakhsh¹⁰, Jennifer H Fisher¹¹, Nathan L Cheung¹², Jasmine Junge¹¹, Kevin C H Chan¹³, Jameel Rizwana Hussaindeen¹⁴, Patrick Simard¹⁵, Kelsey R Trast¹⁶, Christina E Morettin¹⁷, Samantha Krueger¹⁸, Augustine N Nti¹⁹, Debora M Lee Chen¹¹, Tawna L Roberts²⁰

Affiliations

¹ Spencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA gayathri.srinivasan@stanford.edu.
² New England College of Optometry, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
⁵ Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁶ Marshall B Ketchum University, Fullerton, California, USA.
⁷ Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
⁸ School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁹ Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Optometry, School of Allied Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
¹¹ Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.
¹² Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
¹³ Treehouse Eyes, Tysons Corner, P.C, Tysons Corner, Virginia, USA.
¹⁴ College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE.
¹⁵ School of Optometry, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
¹⁶ University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry, Pikeville, Kentucky, USA.
¹⁷ Yonge St. Clair Eye Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
¹⁸ Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
¹⁹ Johnson & Johnson MedTech Vision, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
²⁰ Spencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 40819922
PMCID: PMC12359542
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103546

Optical correction of hyperopia in school-aged children: a scoping review protocol

Gayathri Srinivasan et al. BMJ Open. 2025.

. 2025 Aug 17;15(8):e103546.

doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103546.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Spencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA gayathri.srinivasan@stanford.edu.
² New England College of Optometry, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
⁵ Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁶ Marshall B Ketchum University, Fullerton, California, USA.
⁷ Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
⁸ School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁹ Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Optometry, School of Allied Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
¹¹ Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.
¹² Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
¹³ Treehouse Eyes, Tysons Corner, P.C, Tysons Corner, Virginia, USA.
¹⁴ College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE.
¹⁵ School of Optometry, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
¹⁶ University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry, Pikeville, Kentucky, USA.
¹⁷ Yonge St. Clair Eye Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
¹⁸ Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
¹⁹ Johnson & Johnson MedTech Vision, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
²⁰ Spencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 40819922
PMCID: PMC12359542
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103546

Abstract

Introduction: Prescribing patterns for hyperopia in children vary widely among eye care providers worldwide. This scoping review aims to identify and map the current literature on optical correction and catalogue outcomes reported, particularly in the domains of vision, vision-related functional outcomes and quality of life (QoL) in school-aged children with hyperopia.

Methods and analysis: This protocol was developed in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute's Manual for Evidence Synthesis. We will include studies involving school-aged children with hyperopia without restrictions on sex, gender, race, ethnicity, type of optical correction, length of intervention, publication date or country of origin. We will include studies with internal or external comparison groups. We will exclude studies associated with myopia control treatments, ocular and visual pathway pathologies affecting vision or visual function. We will search Cochrane CENTRAL, Embase.com and PubMed. Examples of data to be extracted include population demographics, visual acuity, study-specific definitions for refractive error, treatment regimens for optical correction, vision and vision-related functional outcomes and QoL (general or vision-related) as quantified by validated instruments.

Ethics and dissemination: Informed consent and Institutional Review Board approval will not be required, as this scoping review will only use published data. The results from the scoping review will be disseminated by publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal and at professional conferences.

Keywords: Adolescent; Child; Quality of Life.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: S-HL reported a grant from the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA; payment to the institution. ANN is an employee of Johnson and Johnson but does not have a conflict of interest with respect to this manuscript. All other authors have no conflicts of interest.

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