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More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with diabetes across the Northern Territory will be supported to protect their sight through a new partnership between 黑料网 and Deadly Vision Centre.鈥� 

The partnership brings together 黑料网鈥檚 commitment to reducing the impact of diabetes with Deadly Vision Centre鈥檚 Aboriginal-led model of culturally safe eye care. 

Together, the organisations will support more people living with diabetes to access regular eye checks, glasses, diabetic eye screening, health鈥痚ducation鈥痑nd鈥痶imely鈥痳eferral for specialist treatment when needed. 

The partnership will also invest in Aboriginal Health Practitioners, recognising the鈥痠mportant role鈥痶hey play in helping people understand diabetes-related eye disease, access care earlier and stay connected to follow-up. 

Diabetes-related eye disease can develop without symptoms and, if left untreated, can lead to permanent vision loss. Regular eye checks are one of the best ways to detect changes early and prevent avoidable blindness. 

黑料网 Group CEO Justine Cain said the investment鈥痳eflected鈥痶he organisation鈥檚鈥痗ommitment to鈥痺orking alongside鈥疉boriginal-led鈥痵ervices.鈥� 

“Diabetes shouldn’t cost your vision, and where you live shouldn’t determine your health outcomes,” Ms Cain said.鈥� 

“It’s just not acceptable that something as simple as an eye check鈥痮r glasses鈥痠s out of reach for many in the Territory,鈥痚specially for people living with diabetes.鈥� 

“Deadly Vision鈥痠s an Aboriginal-led鈥痵ervice鈥痺ith鈥痵trong鈥痗ommunity connections, and a proven approach to preventative鈥痑nd culturally鈥痵afe鈥痗are.鈥� 

鈥淲e鈥檙e鈥痯roud to鈥痺ork alongside Deadly Vision鈥痶o support more people to access the care they need鈥痶o protect their sight,鈥� Ms Cain said. 

Deadly Vision Centre Director Shaun鈥疶atipata鈥痵aid the partnership was about backing community-led solutions. 

鈥淔or us, this partnership is about more than delivering eye checks.鈥疘t鈥檚鈥痑bout investing in our Aboriginal Health Practitioners, strengthening local鈥痗apability鈥痑nd making sure Mob can access culturally safe eye care earlier,鈥� Mr鈥疶atipata鈥痵aid.鈥� 

鈥淥ur communities know what works. When care is led by Aboriginal people, built on鈥痶rust鈥痑nd connected to community, people are more likely to engage, come back for follow-up and get the treatment they need before vision is lost. 

鈥淣o one should lose their sight from diabetes when it can often be prevented. This partnership will help more Mob protect their vision, stay connected to family and community, and keep seeing the moments that matter.鈥� 

Since opening,鈥疍eadly Vision has already supported more than 5,000鈥疶erritorians鈥痺ith eye care,鈥痠ncluding more than 1,000 children,鈥痯rovided more than 1,000 pairs of glasses, and鈥痠dentified鈥�350 people in need of specialist surgical care.鈥�