Table of contents

  • Preliminary pages
    • Title & verso title pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols
    • Summary
  • Body content
    • 1 Introduction
      • 1.1 Background
      • 1.2 Eye health services and programs
      • 1.3 The Indigenous eye health measures
      • 1.4 Structure of the report
    • 2 Synthesis and discussion of key issues
      • 2.1 Synthesis of the findings
        • What is the extent of eye health problems?
        • How are eye health problems identified?
        • How are eye health problems treated?
        • Size and distribution of the workforce and outreach programs
      • 2.2 Key issues identified
        • Eye examinations by an eye care professional
        • Diagnosis and treatment of refractive error
        • Cataract surgery in metropolitan PHNs
        • Screening for diabetic retinopathy
        • High rates of eye injuries
      • 2.3 Future reporting
    • 3 The measures—detailed results
      • 3.1 Prevalence—what is the extent of eye health problems?
        • Measure 1.1: Prevalence of vision impairment and blindness
        • Measure 1.2: Main causes of vision impairment and blindness
        • Measure 1.3: Prevalence of trachoma and trichiasis
      • 3.2 Diagnosis and screening—how are eye health problems identified?
        • Measure 2.1: Eye health problems managed by GPs
        • Measure 2.2: Annual health assessments
        • Measure 2.3: Eye examinations by an eye care professional
        • Measure 2.4: Target population screened for diabetic retinopathy
        • Measure 2.5: Trachoma and trichiasis screening coverage
        • Measure 2.6: Undiagnosed eye conditions
      • 3.3 Treatment—how are eye problems treated and in what settings?
        • Measure 3.1: Hospitalisations for diseases of the eye
        • Measure 3.2: Hospitalisations for injuries to the eye
        • Measure 3.3: Hospitalisations for eye procedures
        • Measure 3.4: Cataract surgery rate
        • Measure 3.5: Cataract surgical coverage rate
        • Measure 3.6: Waiting times for elective cataract surgery
        • Measure 3.7: Trachoma and trichiasis treatment coverage
        • Measure 3.8: Treatment of refractive error
        • Measure 3.9: Spectacles dispensed under state schemes
      • 3.4 Workforce and outreach programs—size and distribution
        • Measure 4.1: Number and rate of optometrists
        • Measure 4.2: Number and rate of ophthalmologists
        • Measure 4.3: Number and rate of allied ophthalmic personnel
        • Measure 4.4: Occasions of eye health services provided under outreach programs
  • End matter
    • Appendix A: Technical specifications
    • Appendix B: Data sources
    • Appendix C: Summary results by measure
    • Glossary
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • List of maps
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