Overview

Eye health conditions are very common in Australia, and may be present from birth, as a result of illness or injury, or developed over time due to ageing. Eye health conditions can have a profound impact on a person’s quality of life and ability to perform everyday activities.

Latest findings

In 2017–18, long-term vision disorders affected 93% of people aged 55 and over 410,800 Australians (1.7% of the population) had cataract and 243,600 (1.0%) had macular degeneration in 2017–18 Females experienced a higher prevalence of long-term vision disorders (59%) than males (51%) in 2017–18 Over 13 Million Australians (55%) had one or more long-term vision disorders in 2017–18

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