Downloadable Resources
ParkView Day Surgery is committed to providing high quality, culturally aware, and inclusive patient centred care and information.
The below resources are available for our patient community. Please do not hesitate to reach out to a member of our team if you have any questions.
Your eyes and diabetes - information brochure
Developed by Diabetes Australia, click on the link below to understand more about how your eyes can be affected if you have diabetes. Serious vision loss due to diabetes can be prevented with regular eye testing and early treatment. Early treatment, gets better results.
Your eyes and diabetes
Talking about diabetes - video series designed to support diabetes education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
A series of short videos, developed in response to 10 years of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander program participants feedback. Access the videos via a QR code located on the downloadable resource linked below.
Designed to support the delivery of basic diabetes education by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce, to community living with or at risk of diabetes.
Talking about diabetes
Eye health statistics for Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people - information brochure
An information resource by the Australian Indigenous Health Info Net that adrdess the following key messages.
Eye and vision problems are the most common long- term health conditions experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The leading causes of bilateral vision impairment (when vision impairment occurs in both eyes) among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults are uncorrected refractive error, cataract and diabetic eye disease. However, about 90% of vision impairment and blindness from these causes is preventable or treatable.
Across the country, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities, health professionals, program developers, policy makers and researchers are working together to improve eye health.
Download it here.
10 ways to manage your diabetes - information brochure
Developed by Diabetes Australia, click on the link below to understand more about how best to manage your diabetes so it does not impact your health, including your eye health.
10 ways to manage your diabetes
Have you asked the question? - Information resource for those of Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin
Prepared by Indigenous Eye Health, The University of Melbourne, this resource aims to encourage those of Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin to ask this question with the aim to improving eye care service delivery.
