The number of First Nations people who have been operated on for cataract as a proportion of all people operated on or still requiring surgery (Effective CSC): Measure 3.5
Effective CSC (eCSC) is a clinical measure of quality which uses post-operative visual acuity to quality-correct cataract surgical coverage.
Latest data
Based on the latest Australian Eye and Ear Health Survey (AEEHS) data, the cataract surgical coverage rate for First Nations people was 87% while the effective cataract surgery coverage was 71%. (Figure 37).
