Screening for diabetic retinopathy among those with self-reported diabetes (survey data)

Measure 2.3.2
The proportion of First Nations participants in the NEHS with self-reported diabetes who had a diabetic eye examination in the preceding 12 months (survey data).

Current guidelines recommend a diabetic eye examination annually for First Nations people with diabetes, and at least every 2 years for non-Indigenous Australians with diabetes.

  • In 2016, just over half (53%) of First Nations participants in the eye health survey aged 40 and over with self-reported diabetes had had a diabetic eye examination in the preceding 12 months, the period recommended in the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) guidelines for First Nations people.
  • The proportion of First Nations participants in the NEHS with self-reported diabetes who had had a diabetic eye examination in the preceding 12 months varied by remoteness, with participants in Very remote areas having the lowest rate (35%).
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