Treatment
According to the 2016 National Eye Health Survey, refractive error, cataract and diabetic retinopathy are the leading causes of vision loss among First Nations people. Information on First Nations hospitalisations for cataract surgery, treatment for diabetic retinopathy and provision of spectacles (a low cost-effective treatment for refractive error), for example, reflect the prevalence of particular conditions in the population as well as the use of health services.
The following measures provide information on the use of eye health treatment services which allows for ongoing monitoring and for identification of particular services, regions or groups within the First Nations population, where access to and use of services could be improved.
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Measure 3.1
Hospitalisations for diseases of the eye
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Measure 3.2
Hospitalisations for injuries to the eye
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Measure 3.3
Hospitalisations for eye procedures
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Measure 3.4
Hospitalisations with a procedure for cataract surgery
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Measure 3.5.1
First Nations people who have had cataract surgery, as a proportion of the population who requires it (NEHS)
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Measure 3.5.2
First Nations people who have had cataract surgery, as a proportion of the population who requires it (WHO definition)
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Measure 3.6.1
Median and 90th percentile waiting times
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Measure 3.6.2
Proportion of patients treated within 90 days, and within 365 days
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Measure 3.7.1
Population treated for diabetic retinopathy as a proportion of those screened
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Measure 3.7.2
Population treated for diabetic retinopathy as a proportion of those screened for diabetes
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Measures 3.8.1 and 3.8.2
Community members who were treated in communities where active trachoma was identified and trichiasis treatment coverage
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Measure 3.9
Treatment of refractive error
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Measure 3.10
Spectacles dispensed under state schemes