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Indigenous eye health measures 2017

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Last updated: 26 Apr 2018
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018. Indigenous eye health measures 2017. Cat. no. IHW 192. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 01 March 2021, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/indigenous-australians/indigenous-eye-health-measures-2017

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Indigenous eye health measures 2017. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/indigenous-australians/indigenous-eye-health-measures-2017

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Indigenous eye health measures 2017. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 26 April 2018, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/indigenous-australians/indigenous-eye-health-measures-2017

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Indigenous eye health measures 2017 [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2018 [cited 2021 Mar. 1]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/indigenous-australians/indigenous-eye-health-measures-2017

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Indigenous eye health measures 2017 is an online presentation of the latest Indigenous eye health data. The report compiles data from a range of sources to provide a comprehensive picture of Indigenous eye health.

 

  • Cat. no: IHW 192
Findings from this report:
  • The Indigenous hospitalisation rate for cataract surgery rose by 36% in the last 10 years

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

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

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

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  • Contents
    • Summary
    • Prevalence
      • 1.1.1 Prevalence of vision impairment & blindness
      • 1.1.2 Self-reported eye or sight problems
      • 1.2.1 Main causes of vision impairment & blindness
      • 1.2.2 Self-reported causes of eye or sight problems
      • 1.3.1 Prevalence of trachoma
      • 1.3.2 Prevalence of trichiasis
    • Diagnosis & screening services
      • 2.1 Eye health problems managed by GPs
      • 2.2 Annual health assessments
      • 2.3 Eye examinations by an eye care professional
      • 2.4.1 Diabetic retinopathy screening (MBS)
      • 2.4.2 Diabetic retinopathy screening (survey)
      • 2.5.1 Trachoma screening coverage
      • 2.5.2 Trichiasis screening coverage
      • 2.6 Undiagnosed eye conditions
    • Treatment services
      • 3.1 Hospitalisations for diseases of the eye
      • 3.2 Hospitalisations for injuries to the eye
      • 3.3 Hospitalisations for eye procedures
      • 3.4 Cataract surgery rate
      • 3.5 Cataract surgical coverage rate
      • 3.6.1 Cataract surgery waiting times–percentile
      • 3.6.2 Cataract surgery waiting times–days
      • 3.7.1 Trachoma treatment coverage
      • 3.7.2 Trichiasis treatment coverage
      • 3.8 Treatment of refractive error
      • 3.9 Spectacles dispensed under state schemes
    • Workforce & outreach programs
      • 4.1 Number & rate of optometrists
      • 4.2 Number & rate of ophthalmologists
      • 4.3 Number & rate of allied ophthalmic personnel
      • 4.4.1 Occasions of service–VOS
      • 4.4.2 Occasions of service–RHOF
      • 4.4.3 Occasions of service–MOICDP
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