Indigenous Eye Health

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Advisory Group

Research suggests that around 30% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a long-term eye condition, and that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have six times the rates of blindness and three times the rates of vision loss as
non-Indigenous Australians.

Much of this is preventable or treatable.

Optometry Australia are committed to supporting improved and sustainable access to primary eye care and improved eye health for First Nations peoples.