Eye health indicators for universal health coverage: results of a global expert prioritisation process. Issue 7 (12th March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McCormick, Ian; Mactaggart, Islay; Resnikoff, Serge; Muirhead, Debbie; Murthy, GV; Silva, Juan Carlos; Bastawrous, Andrew; Stern, Jude; Blanchet, Karl; Wang, Ningli; Yusufu, Mayinuer; Cooper, Andrew; Gichangi, Michael; Burton, Matthew J; Ramke, Jacqueline
• Other Names: author non-byline.; Awan Haroon UR author non-byline.; Bastawrous Andrew author non-byline.; Brea Ileana R author non-byline.; Buchan John C author non-byline.; Burton Matthew J author non-byline.; Cano Miriam R author non-byline.; Chuluunkhuu Chimgee author non-byline.; Cook Colin author non-byline.; Dodson Sarity author non-byline.; Duerksen Rainald author non-byline.; Elarab Gamal E author non-byline.; Etya'ale Daniel author non-byline.; Furtado João M author non-byline.; Ghidirimschi Tatiana author non-byline.; Gichangi Michael author non-byline.; Gower Emily W author non-byline.; Grzybowski Andrzej author non-byline.; Gurung Reeta author non-byline.; Habtamu Esmael author non-byline.; Halim Aldiana author non-byline.; Hanutsaha Prut author non-byline.; Jalbert Isabelle author non-byline.; Katibeh Marzieh author non-byline.; Keay Lisa author non-byline.; Kello Amir B author non-byline.; Khandakar Rajiv B author non-byline.; Khanna Rohit C author non-byline.; Kurian Elizabeth author non-byline.; Kyari Fatima author non-byline.; Lansingh Van C author non-byline.; Legua Alberto D Lazo author non-byline.; Li Shi-Ming author non-byline.; Liang Yuanbo author non-byline.; Mactaggart Islay author non-byline.; Maelihato Kelvin RJ author non-byline.; Matoto Elenoa author non-byline.; Mishra Sailesh K author non-byline.; Mohammadi Seyed F author non-byline.; Mowatt Lizette author non-byline.; Murthy GV author non-byline.; Musaazi Richard K author non-byline.; Mwangi Nyawira author non-byline.; Ngah Nor F author non-byline.; Ngondi Jeremiah author non-byline.; Nirwoth Jason P author non-byline.; Nukella Phanindra B author non-byline.; Oenga Rebecca B author non-byline.; Piyasena Prabhath author non-byline.; Rabiu Mansur M author non-byline.; Ramke Jacqueline author non-byline.; Resnikoff Serge author non-byline.; Salomão Solange R author non-byline.; Shalaby Mohammad S author non-byline.; Silva Juan Carlos author non-byline.; Stern Jude author non-byline.; Talero Sandra L author non-byline.; Taylor Hugh R author non-byline.; Wang Ningli author non-byline.; Yasmin Sumrana author non-byline.; Yoon Sangchul author non-byline.; Yusufu Mayinuer author non-byline.; Zhan Siyan author non-byline.; Zhang Fengju author non-byline.;
• Is Part Of: British journal of ophthalmology. Volume 106:Issue 7(2022)
• Page Start: 893
• Page End: 901
• Publication Date: 2021-03-12
• Subjects: public health; Ophthalmology -- Periodicals; 617.7
• DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-318481
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1161

Abstract

Abstract : Introduction: In its recent World Report on Vision, the WHO called for an updated approach to monitor eye health as part of universal health coverage (UHC). This project sought to develop a consensus among eye health experts from all world regions to produce a menu of indicators for countries to monitor eye health within UHC. Methods: We reviewed the literature to create a long-list of indicators aligned to the conceptual framework for monitoring outlined in WHO's World Report on Vision . We recruited a panel of 72 global eye health experts (40% women) to participate in a two-round, online prioritisation exercise. Two-hundred indicators were presented in Round 1 and participants prioritised each on a 4-point Likert scale. The highest-ranked 95 were presented in Round 2 and were (1) scored against four criteria (feasible, actionable, reliable and internationally comparable) and (2) ranked according to their suitability as a 'core' indicator for collection by all countries. The top 30 indicators ranked by these two parameters were then used as the basis for the steering group to develop a final menu. Results: The menu consists of 22 indicators, including 7 core indicators, that represent important concepts in eye health for 2020 and beyond, and are considered feasible, actionable, reliable and internationally comparable. Conclusion: We believe this list can inform the development of new national eye health monitoring frameworks, monitor progress on key challenges to eye health and be considered in broader UHC monitoring indices at national and international levels.