Clinical & experimental ophthalmology
-
Clin. Experiment. Ophthalmol. · Sep 2012
Incidence of visual impairment and blindness in indigenous Australians within Central Australia: the Central Australian Ocular Health Study.
To estimate the incidence and causes of visual impairment and blindness among indigenous Australians living in Central Australia. ⋯ This study has demonstrated rates of incident bilateral blindness and visual impairment among the indigenous Australian population within Central Australia, which are substantially higher than those from the non-indigenous population. Services need to address the underlying causes of this incident vision loss to reduce visual morbidity in indigenous Australians living in central Australia.