Journal article
Impact of diabetes on eye care service needs: the National Indigenous Eye Health Survey
Robyn J Tapp, Andrea I Boudville, Marian Abouzeid, Mitchell D Anjou, Hugh R Taylor
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY | WILEY-BLACKWELL | Published : 2015
DOI: 10.1111/ceo.12499
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To assess the proportion of Australian Indigenous adults who require eye care services (separately among those with and without diabetes) and determine implications for eye care service planning. DESIGN: The National Indigenous Eye Health Survey (NIEHS) was a population-based study of 30 randomly selected geographical areas. PARTICIPANTS: The NIEHS included 1189 Indigenous adults aged 40-80 years. METHODS: A standardized eye examination was performed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The number requiring eye care services by diabetes status. RESULTS: Those with diabetes were older (median 53 years) than those without diabetes (median age 50 years), P < 0.001. The total estimated population-..
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