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Indigenous eye health measures 2018

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Last updated: 06 Aug 2019
Topic: Indigenous Australians

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Indigenous eye health measures 2018, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 05 July 2022.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Indigenous eye health measures 2018. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/indigenous-australians/indigenous-eye-health-measures-2018

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Indigenous eye health measures 2018. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 06 August 2019, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/indigenous-australians/indigenous-eye-health-measures-2018

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Indigenous eye health measures 2018 [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2019 [cited 2022 Jul. 5]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/indigenous-australians/indigenous-eye-health-measures-2018

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2019, Indigenous eye health measures 2018, viewed 5 July 2022, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/indigenous-australians/indigenous-eye-health-measures-2018

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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
    • Glossary
    • 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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Workforce and outreach

The size and location of the eye health workforce gives a broad indication of access to specialist and allied eye health services. Outreach services funded by the Australian government aim to improve access to services for people living in rural, regional and remote areas where these services are not readily available.

  • Measure 4.1

    The number and full-time equivalent (FTE) rate of optometrists

  • Measure 4.2

    The number and full-time equivalent (FTE) rate of ophthalmologists

  • Measure 4.3

    The number and full-time equivalent (FTE) rate of allied ophthalmic personnel

  • Measure 4.4.1

    Occasions of service under the Visiting Optometrists Scheme

  • Measure 4.4.2

    Occasions of service with eye health professionals under the Rural Health Outreach Fund

  • Measure 4.4.3

    Occasions of service with eye health professionals under the Medical Outreach Indigenous Chronic Disease Program

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