National Eye Health Survey

The National Eye Health Survey 2016 has been prepared by the Centre for Eye Research Australia and Vision 2020 Australia. It examines the prevalence and major causes of vision impairment and blindness, which appear to be on the decline in Australia.  

4,836 people across Australia were surveyed. Findings included the fact that vision impairment and blindness are three times more prevalent in indigenous Australians than non-indigenous Australians, and that while age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness among non-Indigenous Australians, cataract is the leading cause of blindness among Indigenous Australians.