Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022: in brief
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Topic: First Nations people
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022: in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 09 December 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022: in brief. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022: in brief. AIHW, 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022: in brief. Canberra: AIHW; 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2023, Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022: in brief, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report provides an overview of the latest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people eye health data. It includes information on the prevalence of eye health conditions, diagnosis and treatment services, the eye health workforce and outreach services.
Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022 is a companion to this report.
- ISBN: 978-1-922802-61-3
- Cat. no: IHW 270
- Pages: 18
Findings from this report:
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The prevalence of active trachoma in children aged 5-9 in at-risk communities fell from 15% in 2009 to 3.3% in 2021
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Around 42% of Indigenous Australians who had a diabetes test had also had an eye examination in 2019–20
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The age-standardised cataract surgery rate for Indigenous Australians fell by 15% from 2018–19 to 2019–20
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In 2019–20, the median waiting time for cataract surgery was 130 days for Indigenous Australians