Indigenous eye health measures 2017

Median waiting times for cataract surgery Indigenous Australians were longer than non-Indigenous Australians

The Indigenous hospitalisation rate for cataract surgery rose by 36% in the last 10 years

Over one third of Indigenous people with diabetes had not had an eye examination in the preceding 12 months

The prevalence of active trachoma among Indigenous 5–9 year olds has decreased since 2009, but plateaued in recent years