Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022, 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. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022. AIHW, 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022. Canberra: AIHW; 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2023, Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022, AIHW, Canberra.
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Eye diseases and vision problems are the most common long-term health conditions reported by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. This is the sixth annual report to update the Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The measures cover the prevalence of eye health conditions, diagnosis and treatment services, the eye health workforce and outreach services. The report provides an evidence base for monitoring changes in eye health amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over time, their access and use of eye health services, and for identifying gaps in service delivery. This report includes the latest available data against each measure.
Highlights are presented in Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2022: in brief.
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 is the sixth annual report to update the Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. These measures were developed to provide an evidence base to monitor changes in eye health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over time and their use of eye health services. This report includes the latest available data against each measure. Of the 22 measures, with ongoing data collections, 15 have been updated in this report. Table 1 presents a summary of results for key eye health measures. Compared with the last annual report:
Summary
Introduction
1. Prevalence – what is the extent of eye health problems?
2. Diagnosis and screening – how are eye health problems identified?
3. Treatment – how are eye problems treated?
4. Workforce and outreach services
Appendix A: Data sources
Appendix B: PHN and Roadmap regions
Appendix C: Technical specifications
Appendix D: Data gaps and limitations
End matter: Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Symbols; Glossary; References.
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