New Resource - MBS Item 715/12325 Key Steps for Vision Screening

The MBS Item 715/12325 Eye Check Card is designed to support vision screening for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by outlining the key steps required for GPs and other health professionals providing eye and vision screening for MBS Item 715 and diabetic retinopathy screening for MBS Item 12325.

Download the MBS Item 715/12325 Eye Check Card

This resource was developed to outline the four key steps that are required for GPs and other health professionals providing:

  • Eye and vision screening for MBS Item 715 (Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) and;
  • Diabetic retinopathy screening for MBS Item 12325 (Non-Mydriatic Retinal Photography for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people).

The resource also includes eye charts to check both near vision and distance vision as part of Step 2 of the vision screening.

Additional resources that support the MBS Item 715/12325 Eye Check Card include Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Card and the Online Self-Directed Diabetic Retinopathy Grading Course.

For further information on claiming MBS Item 715 and MBS Item 12325 visit MBS Online http://www.mbsonline.gov.au

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Carol Wynne