Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023: in brief
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023: in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 01 November 2024. doi:10.25816/v439-1g09
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023: in brief. Canberra: AIHW. doi:10.25816/v439-1g09
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023: in brief. AIHW, 2023. doi:10.25816/v439-1g09
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023: in brief. Canberra: AIHW; 2023. doi:10.25816/v439-1g09
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2023, Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023: in brief, AIHW, Canberra. doi:10.25816/v439-1g09
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This report provides an overview of the latest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people eye health data. It includes information on the prevalence of eye health conditions, diagnosis and treatment services, the eye health workforce and outreach services. Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023 is a companion to this report.
This report is part of a suite of 3 products. The other products are:
- ISBN: 978-1-922802-61-3
- DOI: 10.25816/v439-1g09
- Cat. no: IHW 283
- Pages: 48
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The prevalence of active trachoma in children aged 5-9 in at-risk communities fell from 15% in 2009 to 2.2% in 2022
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Around 47% of First Nations people who had a diabetes test had also had an eye examination in 2021–22
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First Nations age-standardised cataract surgery rate increased from 6,462 in 2013–14 to 8,691 per million in 2020–21
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In 2020–21, the median waiting time for cataract surgery was 167 days for First Nations people