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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018. Indigenous eye health measures 2017. Cat. no. IHW 192. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 04 August 2020, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/indigenous-australians/indigenous-eye-health-measures-2017
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
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
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Indigenous eye health measures 2017 [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2018 [cited 2020 Aug. 4]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/indigenous-australians/indigenous-eye-health-measures-2017
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2018, Indigenous eye health measures 2017, viewed 4 August 2020, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/indigenous-australians/indigenous-eye-health-measures-2017
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.
Over one third of Indigenous people with diabetes had not had an eye examination in the preceding 12 months
The Indigenous hospitalisation rate for cataract surgery rose by 36% in the last 10 years
Median waiting times for cataract surgery Indigenous Australians were longer than non-Indigenous Australians
The prevalence of active trachoma among Indigenous 5–9 year olds has decreased since 2009, but plateaued in recent years
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