We all value our vision. Good vision is vital for mobility, independence, work, study, driving
and social interactions; reduced vision impedes our quality of life and everyday function …

This report describes the implementation of and outcomes from a new spectacle subsidy
scheme and de‐centralised care options for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in …

The Victorian Aboriginal Spectacles Subsidy Scheme (VASSS) aimed to improve access to
visual aids and eye care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victorians. The VASSS …

The roadmap to close the gap for vision was devel-oped after extensive nationwide
consultation and launched in 2012. 1 It comprises 42 recommendations that span a whole-of …

Are we doing all we can to identify and provide eye care to those individuals and groups in
our community who have poor vision and eye disease? It has been almost twenty years …

Vision 2020, a new program to improve the vision of Australian was launched in Sydney on
October 19, 2000. It is a partnership between a wide-range of organizations involved in eye …

VisionCare NSW (VCNSW), the NSW Government Spectacle Program supplies free
spectacles and low vision aids to deserving applicants. The VCNSW is a partner in Vision …

This article briefly describes the accessibility, availability and utilization of low-cost spectacle
schemes to address vision impairment of Indigenous Australians. The inability of these …

Vision loss in Australian Indigenous communities can be largely prevented if appropriate
eye care services are provided and accessed. Our extensive consultations across Australia …

Purpose Uncorrected refractive error is the leading cause of vision impairment globally;
however, little attention has been given to equity and access to services. This study aimed to …