Clinical & experimental ophthalmology
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Clin. Experiment. Ophthalmol. · Nov 2010
Multicenter StudyCataract in indigenous Australians: the National Indigenous Eye Health Survey.
To determine the prevalence of vision loss due to cataract in indigenous Australians. ⋯ Cataract remains a major cause of vision loss in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There were no significant regional or state differences in the prevalence of cataract or of cataract surgical coverage, which suggests that increased cataract surgery services are required across the country to address cataract in indigenous Australians.