About Clear Focus
The full Clear Focus report [i] was co-commissioned from Access Economics Pty Limited by the VISION 2020 New Zealand Trust and Vision 2020 Australia.
A generous invitation from Vision 2020 Australia to join this 2009 review has led to the first comprehensive analysis of the financial and personal costs of vision loss in New Zealand.
This overview has been prepared by the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind (RNZFB), in collaboration with Access Economics and the VISION 2020 New Zealand Trust. The financial support of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (New Zealand branch) is gratefully acknowledged.
VISION 2020 New Zealand is a national body committed to the elimination of avoidable blindness and vision loss in New Zealand. Established in 2009, the VISION 2020 New Zealand Trust is part of VISION 2020: The right to sight, the global initiative to eliminate avoidable blindness. VISION 2020 is a joint programme of the World Health Organization and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness.
VISION 2020 New Zealand is committed to cross-sectoral collaboration to develop an evidence base for 'population eye health' in New Zealand. This report is a material first step towards this important objective.
RNZFB is New Zealand's primary provider of vision-related habilitation and rehabilitation services to blind and partially sighted people. The RNZFB's vision is empowering and supporting blind and partially sighted New Zealanders to ensure that they have the same opportunities and choices as everyone else.
© Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind
Auckland, New Zealand, April 2011.
ISBN: 978-1-877138-09-6
Copies of this overview and the full Clear Focus report are available online from www.vision2020.net.nz or www.rnzfb.org.nz.
[i] Access Economics (2010) Clear Focus - The economic impact of vision loss in New Zealand in 2009. Report by Access Economics Pty Limited for VISION 2020 Australia in support of the VISION 2020 New Zealand Trust.
This page is part of the overview report Clear Focus: The economic impact of vision loss in New Zealand in 2009.
