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dc.contributor.author | Hiller, J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Stocks, N. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Newland, H. | - |
dc.date.issued | 1997 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Australian and New Zealand journal of ophthalmology, 1997; 25(2):125-131 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0814-9763 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1440-1606 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/4030 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <h4>Background</h4>Australia is a developed country. However, Aboriginal Australians have rates of blindness comparable to Third World countries. There have been well-funded eye health programs for 15 years in Central Australia. This paper examines if there has been an improvement in visual disability of one traditional group of Aboriginal Australians.<h4>Methods</h4>Results from an eye health survey of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara of South Australia in 1990 are presented. These data are compared with results for 'blindness' and 'poor vision' from a national survey undertaken in 1976. The two surveys were comparable in design, both were cross-sectional population-based prevalence surveys. Prevalence rates were adjusted for the size of the source population.<h4>Results</h4>Young rural Aboriginal Australians have good visual acuity. Low vision and blindness (WHO definitions) occur in 19.6% and 10.4% of 60+ year olds, respectively. Women were more likely than men to be blind or have low vision (OR = 1.93; 1.06-3.58). There was a decline in 'poor vision' between surveys (OR = 2.86; 1.86-4.75) but not in 'blindness'.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Although there has been a reduction in the prevalence of visual disability in rural Aboriginal Australians, improvements in the provision of eye care for the elderly need to occur. | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLL OPHTHAL | - |
dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9071.1997.tb01293.x | - |
dc.subject | Humans | - |
dc.subject | Vision Disorders | - |
dc.subject | Blindness | - |
dc.subject | Prevalence | - |
dc.subject | Retrospective Studies | - |
dc.subject | Age Distribution | - |
dc.subject | Visual Acuity | - |
dc.subject | Adolescent | - |
dc.subject | Adult | - |
dc.subject | Middle Aged | - |
dc.subject | Child | - |
dc.subject | Child, Preschool | - |
dc.subject | Infant | - |
dc.subject | Infant, Newborn | - |
dc.subject | Australia | - |
dc.subject | Female | - |
dc.subject | Male | - |
dc.subject | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | - |
dc.title | Visual acuity in an Australian Aboriginal population | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1997.tb01293.x | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Hiller, J. [0000-0002-8532-4033] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Stocks, N. [0000-0002-9018-0361] | - |
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