The Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in Australian Adults with Self-Reported Diabetes

Three quarters of non-Indigenous and Indigenous Australian adults with PDR or CSME have received laser treatment. The prevalence of VTDR in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in the present study was lower than that found in previous population-based reports, nevertheless, approximately 1 in 10 Indigenous adults with known diabetes experience VTDR. This highlights that intensified prevention strategies are required to delay or prevent avoidable vision loss resulting from DR in Indigenous Australian communities.