Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022: in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 02 April 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022: in brief. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022: in brief. AIHW, 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022: in brief. Canberra: AIHW; 2023.
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.
The prevalence of active trachoma in children aged 5-9 in at-risk communities fell from 15% in 2009 to 3.3% in 2021
Around 42% of Indigenous Australians who had a diabetes test had also had an eye examination in 2019–20
The age-standardised cataract surgery rate for Indigenous Australians fell by 15% from 2018–19 to 2019–20
In 2019–20, the median waiting time for cataract surgery was 130 days for Indigenous Australians
This in-brief summarises the findings from the annual Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people report, Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022 and accompanying web report. These reports bring together the latest available data on the 22 eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with ongoing data collections (see table ‘Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’). They include information on:
The full report and online tables are available at Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022 and Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022: interactive data.
Introduction
1. How do eye health problems affect Indigenous Australians?
2. How are eye health problems identified?
3. How are eye health problems treated?
4. Trachoma
5. What is the size and location of the eye health workforce?
6. What support is provided through outreach and other programs?
End matter: References
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