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Indigenous eye health measures 2018

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Last updated: 06 Aug 2019
Topic: First Nations people

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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2019) Indigenous eye health measures 2018, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 26 June 2026, doi:10.25816/5ebcc925fa7eb.

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  • Contents

    • About
    • Summary
    • Prevalence
      • Prevalence of vision impairment and blindness
      • Self-reported eye or sight problems
      • Main causes of vision impairment and blindness
      • Self-reported causes eye or sight problems
      • Prevalence of trachoma
      • Prevalence of trichiasis
    • Diagnosis and screening
      • Eye health problems managed by GPs
      • Annual health assessments
      • Eye examinations by an eye care professional
      • Target population screened for diabetic retinopathy
      • Trachoma screening coverage
      • Trichiasis screening coverage
      • Undiagnosed eye conditions
    • Treatment
      • Hospitalisations for diseases of the eye
      • Hospitalisations for eye injuries
      • Hospitalisations for eye procedures
      • Cataract surgery rate
      • Cataract surgical coverage rate
      • Waiting times for elective cataract surgery (percentile)
      • Waiting times for elective cataract surgery (days)
      • Target population treated for diabetic retinopathy
      • Trachoma treatment coverage
      • Trichiasis treatment coverage
      • Treatment of refractive error
      • Spectacles dispensed under state schemes
    • Workforce and outreach
      • Number and rate of optometrists
      • Number and rate of ophthalmologists
      • Number and rate of allied ophthalmic personnel
      • Services provided under outreach programs (VOS)
      • Services provided under outreach programs (RHOF)
      • Services provided under outreach programs (MOICDP)
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Treatment

Information on Indigenous Australians use of eye health treatment services, including eye procedures and surgery, allows for ongoing monitoring and for identification of particular services, regions or groups within the Indigenous population, where access to and use of services can be improved. These measures provide information on the use of health services as well as the prevalence or particular conditions in the population.

  • Measure 3.1

    Hospitalisations for diseases of the eye and adnexa

  • Measure 3.2

    Hospitalisations for injuries to the eye and adnexa

  • Measure 3.3

    Hospitalisations with a procedure on the eye and adnexa

  • Measure 3.4

    Hospitalisations with a procedure for cataract surgery

  • Measure 3.5.1

    Population who have had cataract surgery, as a proportion of the population that requires it

  • Measure 3.6.1

    Median and 90th percentile waiting times for cataract surgery

  • Measure 3.6.2

    Patients who completed their wait who had cataract surgery within 90 days, and those who waited more than 365 days

  • Measure 3.7

    Population treated for diabetic retinopathy, as a proportion of those screened

  • Measure 3.8.1

    Treatment in communities where active trachoma was identified

  • Measure 3.8.2

    Adults with trichiasis who were treated or offered treatment

  • Measure 3.9

    Population with refractive error who had spectacle or contact lens correction

  • Measure 3.10

    Spectacles dispensed under state subsidised spectacles programs

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