World Sight Day

Share Share Share Share
  Prev Article
Next Article  

World Sight Day

The Department of Health and Ageing has compiled a series of case studies to highlight preventable blindness among Australians, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Preventable or avoidable blindness is a significant health concern. According to the 2004-05 National Health Survey, more than half (52%) of Australians suffer from eye health problems.

The following eight items will help your readers better understand the issues that preventable blindness raise, and we encourage you to place them in your newspapers, newsletters and on your websites.

The case studies focus on the four key eye diseases: cataracts; macular degeneration; glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. These articles highlight:

  • the importance of eye health and the need for regular eye examinations for early detection
  • the serious but often preventable nature of eye disease
  • the importance of good management of eye health to prevent disease and improve quality of life
  • the risk factors of eye disease
  • the types of eye health care services available to detect, prevent and treat vision loss.

    With World Sight Day on 14 October, these articles are timely, but their relevance to community health makes them useful at almost any times.

    High-quality photos are available on request from the department (contact details below) to illustrate the items, if required. Images in the documents are for information only.

    For more information about eye health, see www.health.gov.au/eyehealth

    • MORE



    GIRL.COM.AU

    CONTACT US

    FOLLOW US ON

    Copyright © 2001 - Girl.com.au, a Trillion.com Company - All rights reserved.