Summary

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 prevalence and causes of vision loss and blindness
  • diagnosis and screening
  • treatment
  • the workforce
  • outreach programs.

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.