The First Nations Eye Health Alliance (FNEHA) is pleased to share its first research publication, examining progress in preventing vision loss among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.
Published in Clinical and Experimental Optometry, the paper, Understanding a decade of progress in preventing vision loss among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia, is led by our CEO Lose Fonua and colleagues.
The review highlights achievements in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health initiatives, service delivery and access to eye care, while identifying the challenges and inequities that remain.
The paper reinforces the importance of sustained investment, First Nations leadership, culturally safe services and a stronger First Nations eye health workforce to achieve lasting improvements in eye health outcomes.
The findings provide valuable evidence to inform the development of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Plan, which FNEHA is progressing in partnership with the University of Western Australia and the broader eye health sector.
FNEHA congratulates CEO Lose Fonua on leading this important publication and warmly thanks co-authors Hamed Niyazmand, Han Trinh and Khyber Alam from the University of Western Australia, and India Bailey from The Fred Hollows Foundation, for their expertise, contributions and collaboration.
