Looking into Indigenous Eye Health
PORTFOLIO: Health and Ageing
URL: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr09-ws-ws032.htm?OpenDocument&yr=2009&mth=9
SNIPPET: A national report into Indigenous eye health released today shows adult Indigenous Australians suffer higher rates of blindness and other eye related health problems than non-Indigenous Australians. The National Indigenous Eye Health Survey found that 1.9 per cent of Indigenous adults were blind, over six times the rate of non-Indigenous adults. The National Indigenous Eye Health Survey was part of the Australian Government's National Eye Health Initiative, which focuses on improving the eye health of those at greater risk of eye disease and injury including people aged over 40 years, people with diabetes, people with a family history of eye disease and Indigenous Australians.