Table 1 Search strategy for articles on the prevalence and management of Glaucoma among older adults in SSA

Databases

PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library Language

Time Filter

(2000–2024)

Spatial Filter

“sub-Saharan Africa”, OR “Angola” “Benin”, OR “Botswana” OR “Burkina Faso” OR “Burundi” OR “Cape Verde” OR “Cameroon” OR “Central African Republic” OR “Chad” OR “Comoros” OR “Congo” OR “DR Congo” OR “Cote d’Ivoire” OR “Equatorial Guinea” OR “Eritrea” OR “Eswatini” OR “Ethiopia” OR “Gabon” OR “Gambia” OR “Ghana” OR “Guinea” OR “Guinea Bissau” OR “Kenya” OR “Lesotho” OR “Liberia” OR “Madagascar” OR “Malawi” OR “Mali” OR “Mauritania” OR “Mauritius” OR “Mozambique” OR “Namibia” OR “Niger” OR “Nigeria” OR “Rwanda” OR “Sao Tome & Principe” OR “Senegal” OR “Seychelles” OR “Sierra Leone” OR “Somalia” OR “South Africa” OR “South Sudan” OR “Sudan” OR “Tanzania” OR “Togo” OR “Uganda” OR “Zambia” OR “Zimbabwe.”

Keywords

1. “Glaucoma” OR “Ocular Hypertension”

2. “Prevalence” OR “Incidence” OR “Epidemiology”

3. “Management” OR “Treatment” OR “Intervention” OR “Surgery” OR “Medication”

4. “Older adults” OR “Elderly” OR “Aged” OR “Senior”

Inclusion Criteria

The paper should be:

1. peerreviewed or grey literature

2. published in 2000 and later

3. conducted in subSaharan African countries 4. published in the English language.

5. conducted on adults aged 60 years and above.

6. on the prevalence, risk factors, and management strategies for glaucoma.

Exclusion Criteria

If the paper is:

1. Conducted on people under 60 years.

2. Conducted in countries outside sub-Saharan Africa.

3. Published online before the year 2000.

4. A report, review, abstract, minutes, commentary, letter to editors, preprint, literature reviews.

5. Outside the variables of interest.