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.
Introduction
- Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
1. How do eye health problems affect Indigenous Australians?
- How common is vision impairment and blindness?
- Self-reported eye or sight problems
2. How are eye health problems identified?
- Health assessments
- Eye examinations
- Eye examinations among target population
3. How are eye health problems treated?
- Hospitalisations for diseases and injuries of the eye
- Cataract surgery
- Treatment for diabetic retinopathy
- Subsidised spectacles
- Impacts of COVID-19
4. Trachoma
- How common is trachoma?
- Trachoma screening and treatment
- Trachoma-related trichiasis
5. What is the size and location of the eye health workforce?
- Optometrists
- Ophthalmologists
6. What support is provided through outreach and other programs?
- Services provided
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