Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 10 May 2024. doi:DOI: 10.25816/sj7t-ez85
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023. Canberra: AIHW. doi:DOI: 10.25816/sj7t-ez85
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023. AIHW, 2023. doi:DOI: 10.25816/sj7t-ez85
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023. Canberra: AIHW; 2023. doi:DOI: 10.25816/sj7t-ez85
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2023, Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023, AIHW, Canberra. doi:DOI: 10.25816/sj7t-ez85
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Eye diseases and vision problems are the most common long-term health conditions reported by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (First Nations) people. This is the seventh 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.
This report provides the latest evidence base for monitoring changes in eye health amongst First Nations people over time, their access and use of eye health services, and for identifying gaps in service delivery.
This report is part of a suite of 3 products. The other products are:
- Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023: in brief (presents highlights from the annual report)
- Eye Health Measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023: interactive data.
- ISBN: 978-1-923085-16-58
- DOI: DOI: 10.25816/sj7t-ez85
- Cat. no: IHW 284
- Pages: 180
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The prevalence of active trachoma in children aged 5-9 in at-risk communities fell from 15% in 2009 to 2.2% in 2022
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Around 47% of First Nations people who had a diabetes test had also had an eye examination in 2021–22
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First Nations age-standardised cataract surgery rate increased from 6,462 in 2013–14 to 8,691 per million in 2020–21
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In 2020–21, the median waiting time for cataract surgery was 167 days for First Nations people