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Parents' knowledge and practices of child eye health care: A scoping review.
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- Parents' perception of common childhood eye diseases: a community-based cross-sectional study.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Myopia Awareness in Australia: Insights from a Nationwide Survey.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026Article
- Caregivers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward pediatric dry eye disease: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of adult patients with myopia toward refractive surgery and postoperative medications: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of MyKidEye in improving parents' knowledge, attitude, and practice on children eye health care.PloS one · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of parents of pediatric patients undergoing eye surgery under general anesthesia: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Eye health behaviors and parental influencing factors among preschool children in Korea: a cross-sectional study.Child health nursing research · 2025Article
- Awareness of Myopia Associated Complications and Perspectives on Myopia Management Among Parents of Children with Myopia in France and the UK.Patient related outcome measures · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundTreating children's eyes is not just a privilege for a child, it is an essential requirement for their visual health. Parents, as caregivers, have a paramount responsibility to make decisions regarding their children's eye health. Thus, this review aims to identify and summarise published information about parents' knowledge and practices on children's eye health care.
methodsRelevant articles searches were performed through a systematic search of databases (EBSCOhost, PubMed, and Scopus) using the keywords 'knowledge', 'practice', 'parent', 'eye', 'problem', and 'children'. This review was conducted and reported in line with the PRISMA-ScR. The methodological quality of the listed studies was assessed using A Modified McMaster Critical Review form based on the total score.
resultFrom a total of 235 studies retrieved through literature review and pearling, 219 remained after removing duplicates. After screening titles and abstracts, 204 irrelevant studies were excluded, leaving 15. After a detailed full-text review, four studies were excluded due to not meeting inclusion criteria. Thus, this review includes the remaining 11 studies. All eleven studies (n = 11) show that parents's knowledge and practices vary. Some parents display good knowledge regarding children's eye health care, for example, understanding the importance of wearing spectacles, the significance of children having normal vision, and where to seek eye examinations. Five studies (n = 5) showed that parents have good practices such as consulting doctors and seeking eye examinations and treatment at the hospital. Six studies (n = 6) showed that parents have misconceptions regarding knowledge, practices, and treatment of children's eye health.
conclusionThis scoping review found that parents' knowledge and practices regarding children's eye health are poor. Parents' perceptions and practices about the cause and treatment of eye problems were tainted with misconceptions. Therefore, implementing structured programs to enhance awareness and promote the adoption of healthy practices for children's eye health is required.
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