Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2021) Indigenous eye health measures 2021: in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 26 March 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2021). Indigenous eye health measures 2021: in brief. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Indigenous eye health measures 2021: in brief. AIHW, 2021.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Indigenous eye health measures 2021: in brief. Canberra: AIHW; 2021.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2021, Indigenous eye health measures 2021: in brief, AIHW, Canberra.
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This in-brief provides an overview of the latest Indigenous eye health data. Eye diseases and vision problems are the most common long-term health conditions reported by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Prevalence of trachoma among Indigenous children aged 5–9 has plateaued at 4.5% in 2019.
Eye diseases and vision problems are the most common long-term health conditions reported by Indigenous Australians
Prevalence of trachoma among Indigenous children aged 5–9 fell from 2009 to 2012, but has since plateaued, 4.5% in 2019
This in-brief summarises the findings from the annual Indigenous eye health measures report, Indigenous eye health measures 2021. This report brings together the latest data on the 23 Indigenous eye health measures. They include information on:
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