The Impact of Vision Loss
in Australia

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Melbourne Visual
Impairment Project

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Melbourne Visual
Impairment Project

Visual Impairment Project

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"1."

Visual Impairment
(Less than 6/12)

Consequences of Visual Impairment
(Less than 6/12)

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Consequences of Visual Impairment
(Less than 6/12)

Impact of Low Vision (<6/12)
   Odds Ratios

Direct Costs to Government
2000

Indirect Costs to Government
2000

Indirect Costs to Families
2003  SL Chou

Costs of Vision Loss ($Billion)

Mortality due to Vision Loss

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Blindness and Visual Impairment

Life Expectancy

Australian Elderly Population

Age Distribution in Australia

Projected Visual Impairment in Australia

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Blindness in Australia  (<6/60)

Visual Impairment   (<6/12)

Refractive Error causing
Visual Impairment

Low Vision Referrals

Do you consider yourself as having low vision?

Barriers to Use

Prevalence of Cataract

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Diabetic Retinopathy
Eye Exam

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Impact of Guidelines

Prevalence of Glaucoma

Macular Degeneration

Visual Impairment
2000

Visual Impairment
2020

Visual Impairment
2020 with intervention

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Save Your Sight

Community Messages

More Community Messages

Other Messages

The Impact of Vision Loss
Summary

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Australian Elderly Population

Refractive Error
Issues

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Diabetic Eye Disease
Issues

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Glaucoma
Issues

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Macular Degeneration
Issues

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Costs of Vision Loss ($million)

Cataract
Issues