Maher Louise, Brown Anthony M, Torvaldsen Siranda, Dawson Angela J, Patterson Jillian A, Lawrence Glenda
NSW Public Health Officer Training Program, NSW Ministry of Health.
N S W Public Health Bull. 2012 Jun;23(3-4):81-6. doi: 10.1071/NB11050.
To assess the availability, accessibility and uptake of eye health services for Aboriginal people in western NSW in 2010.
The use of document review, observational visits, key stakeholder consultation and service data reviews, including number of cataract operations performed, to determine regional service availability and use.
Aboriginal people in western NSW have a lower uptake of tertiary eye health services, with cataract surgery rates of 1750 per million for Aboriginal people and 9702 per million for non-Aboriginal people. Public ophthalmology clinics increase access to tertiary services for Aboriginal people.
Eye health services are not equally available and accessible for Aboriginal people in western NSW. Increasing the availability of culturally competent public ophthalmology clinics may increase access to tertiary ophthalmology services for Aboriginal people. The report of the review was published online, and outlines a list of recommendations.
评估2010年新南威尔士州西部原住民眼部健康服务的可获得性、可及性和利用率。
采用文献回顾、实地考察、关键利益相关者咨询以及服务数据回顾（包括白内障手术例数）来确定区域服务的可获得性和使用情况。
新南威尔士州西部的原住民对三级眼部健康服务的利用率较低，原住民白内障手术率为每百万人口1750例，非原住民为每百万人口9702例。公立眼科诊所增加了原住民获得三级服务的机会。
新南威尔士州西部的原住民无法平等地获得眼部健康服务。增加具备文化能力的公立眼科诊所数量可能会增加原住民获得三级眼科服务的机会。该审查报告已在线发表，并列出了一系列建议。
