Indigenous eye health measures 2018

Measure 3.8.2: The number and proportion of Indigenous adults with trichiasis who were treated or offered treatment.

Treatment for trichiasis is important for preventing vision loss.

• In 2017, in the 3 jurisdictions with at-risk communities there were 44 Indigenous adults aged 40 and over with trichiasis. Of these, 23 (52%) were offered an ophthalmic consultation and accepted, and 1 (2%) was offered but declined.
• The number of Indigenous adults aged 40 and over who were offered an ophthalmic consultation increased, from 12 out of 22 with trichiasis in 2010 to 82 out of 94 in 2012, and then decreased to 23 out of 44 in 2017.