Vision 2030 and beyond
Vision 2030 and beyond is RANZCO’s strategic roadmap for improving eye health outcomes across Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific island region. This initiative focuses on promoting equitable access to quality eye care, with a particular emphasis on addressing disparities in rural/regional, First Nations, Pacific and underserved communities.
Around 90 per cent of all blindness and vision impairment is preventable or treatable if detected early, but currently there is considerable inequity in the delivery of eye health services. This means that some people are missing out on the care they need to preserve their vision as long as possible.
Vision 2030 and beyond explains how healthcare systems need to change to meet the increasing demand for eye health care over the coming decades in order to reduce the current rate of preventable vision loss.
Key priorities of Vision 2030 and beyond include fostering collaborative care models, improving workforce capacity and advocating for policies that support sustainable, high-quality eye health care services. Another significant focus is on supporting sustainable eye health systems in the South Pacific, assistance with education and training for Pacific doctors and partnerships with other international stakeholders and ophthalmological societies.
Vision 2030 and beyond – Australia
In Australia in 2024, implementation of Vision 2030 and beyond has focused on workforce issues and a series of collaborative care workshops, bringing together stakeholders from across the eye health care sector to develop shared goals and strategies for improving care in specific disease areas and population groups.
Workshops led by Vision2030 working groups in 2024 focused on paediatric eye health, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic eye disease.
In 2025, the Paediatric Working Group Co-Chairs led a second Paediatric Collaborative Care workshop focusing on priority issues identified in the first Paediatric Collaborative Care workshop. Other workshops held in 2025 include the RANZCO-NZAO Cataract Workshop in NZ, the First Nations Eye Health Alliance (FNEHA) workshop on Indigenous eye health and the GP/Rural Generalist workshop.
Drawing on the findings of these workshops, RANZCO will work with stakeholders to support the expansion of evidence-based collaborative care strategies to improve the accessibility, sustainability and quality of eye health care.
Collaborative Care Resources
In consultation with various committees, working groups and external stakeholders, RANZCO is developing resources for collaborative care for College members and all eye health care providers.
Vision 2030 and beyond – Aotearoa New Zealand
In New Zealand, Te Kitenga Vision 2030’s main focus has been on progressing new initiatives under the new Eye Health Network including specific streams of work for children, adolescents and adults. Other initiatives include national access criteria to standardise referral prioritisation, a diabetic screening program and the introduction of national standing orders, allowing allied health professionals to apply drops for assessments and pre-treatments like laser. In addition to engagement with the Network, RANZCO has an ongoing focus on increasing the number of allied health professionals in public hospitals and boosting Māori and Pasifika representation in ophthalmology.
Input Welcomed
Vision 2030 and beyond and Te Kitenga are living documents that will be regularly reviewed and updated in consultation and stakeholders. RANZCO welcomes feedback on these initiatives from stakeholders, leaders in government, health care organisations, consumers and community groups. Please email your suggestions to policy@ranzcodev.dev.nucleoserver.com
