Orthoptic Cochrane reviews
Reviewed by Fiona Rowe

The purpose of this study was to explore the Cochrane Eyes and Vision (CEV) library to extract and overview protocols and systematic reviews of relevance to orthoptic practice. A full database search was made of the 2016 library. Twenty-seven systematic reviews and seven protocols were found from the CEV library and three systematic reviews from the stroke library. For refractive conditions, one protocol and four reviews were found; for strabismus four protocols and 12 reviews; for amblyopia one protocol and eight reviews and for low vision one protocol and nine reviews. Benefits of Cochrane reviews are to establish reliable evidence-based practice in orthoptics. Reviews include a plain language summary, implications for practice and research, summaries of available evidence on interventions, guides for clinical practice and future research planning information. 

A review of Cochrane systematic reviews of interventions relevant to orthoptic practice.
Rowe FJ, Elliott S, Gordon I, Shah A.
STRABISMUS
2017;25:101-11.