Courses

Eye health

Overview

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners play a critical role in reducing avoidable blindness and vision loss. This course and webinar series will develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in conducting eye health checks, referring clients for further assessment and talking about eye health with community.

Looking out for Mob course

The Looking Out for Mob course explores 5 eye health topics over 6 self-paced online modules.

1. How the eye works
2a. Common eye conditions and diseases
2b. Other eye conditions
3. Visual acuity screening
4. Referral pathways and the eye health journey
5. Eye health promotion and community engagement

Webinars on-demand

These eye health webinars were held and recorded between September-December 2024.

    1. Children and eye health
    2. Diabetes and eye health
    3. Good tucker and eye health
    4. IUIH's cataract pathway program