| Description |
vii, 142 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1 Introduction 1 -- 1.1 Purpose of this report 1 -- 1.2 Structure of this document 1 -- 1.3 Eye health in Australia 1 -- 1.4 Context of the project 2 -- 2 Key data sources 4 -- 2.1 M ethodology 4 -- 2.2 Key Australian eye health data sources 5 -- Lists of national and regional data sources 5 -- National data sources 7 -- Regional data sources 69 -- 2.3 Analysis 127 -- 3 Terminology in eye health 129 -- 3.1 Visual impairment and low vision 129 -- 3.2 Blindness and legal blindness 129 -- 3.3 Other definitional considerations 133 -- Presenting visual acuity versus corrected visual acuity 133 -- Visual field 133 -- Functional vision 133 -- 4 Considerations for future indicator development 135 |
| Summary |
A guide to Australian eye health data describes key Australian data collections which indicate the prevalence and outcomes of eye diseases and injuries and eye health care utilisation. It assesses how these collections inform the National Framework for Action to Promote Eye Health and Prevent Avoidable Blindness and Vision Loss. The report also presents a discussion on the key definitional issues surrounding eye health terminology and presents useful information for the development of future performance indicators in eye health |
| Notes |
"May 2007" |
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"The Australian Government Dept. of Health and Ageing commissioned the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare to compile..."--P. 1 |
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"The author of this report was Christina Barry"--P. vi |
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AIHW cat. no. PHE 86 |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 140-142 |
| Notes |
Also available electronically on the WWW |
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2007 |
| Subject |
Eye -- Diseases -- Australia -- Databases.
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Eye -- Diseases -- Australia.
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Eye Diseases.
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Data Collection.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
| Author |
Barry, Christine
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Australia. Department of Health and Ageing.
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| LC no. |
2008371555 |
| ISBN |
9781740246743 |
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