Identifying priority review questions for Cochrane Eyes and Vision: protocol for a priority setting exercise

Introduction Cochrane Eyes and Vision (CEV) is an international network of individuals working to prepare, maintain promote access systematic reviews interventions treat, prevent or diagnose eye diseases vision impairment. CEV plans undertake a priority setting exercise identify systematically research questions relevant our scope, formally incorporate input from wide range stakeholders set priorities for new updated reviews. Methods analysis The scope broad include conditions that are common have high global disease burden, example, cataract dry disease, rare but impact on quality life individual cost such as cancer. We plan focus prioritised by WHO during the development Package Eye Care Interventions. These were selected based combination data magnitude, healthcare use expert opinion. will review summarising in sources, compiling list 10–15 potential (new and/or updates) each condition group. seek views external internal this conducting online survey. Equity be specific consideration. Ethics dissemination study has been approved ethics committee London School Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. disseminate findings through channels prepare summary work publication peer-reviewed journal.