Zimbabwe Eyecare And Learning(ZEAL):Formative Research on Hyperopia and Educational Outcomes in Primary School Children

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether uncorrected or corrected long-sightedness (hyperopia) has an impact on reading skills, in Grade 2 or Grade 4 school-aged children from Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe, compared to age-, gender- and school-matched children with no refractive error (emmetropia), measured by the Happy Readers V4 reading tool over six months.

Conditions

• Hyperopia
• Long Sight

Interventions

DEVICE

Spectacles

Based on the refraction results, study participants diagnosed with refractive error will be dispensed two free pairs of distance spectacles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• L.V. Prasad Eye Institute

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Zimbabwe

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Ulster

  collaborator OTHER

• New England College of Optometry

  collaborator OTHER

• Peek Vision

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Zimbabwe Optometric Association

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Clearly

  collaborator OTHER

• Christian Blind Mission

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Queen's University, Belfast

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Nathan G Congdon, MD, MPH · Queen's University, Belfast

• Rohit C Khanna, MPH · L.V. Prasad Eye Institute

• Lynett E Masiwa, MSc · University of Zimbabwe

• Rangarirai Masanganise · University of Zimbabwe

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

6 Years

Max Age

11 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-09-01

Primary Completion

2023-07-28

Completion

2023-07-28

Countries

• Zimbabwe

Study Locations