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Research: eye health data for the North Shore

Short studies built from official New Zealand data. Every figure names its source and period, every study has a CSV you can reuse, and none uses patient data.

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Data studyDiabetes on the North Shore: how many people need regular eye checks?47,306 people on the diabetes register at the end of 2025, up 49.8% since 2019.12 November 2026Read the study

Data studyAgeing North Shore: how fast is the over-65 population growing around Albany?People aged 65 and over in Upper Harbour rose 84.7% between the 2013 and 2023 Censuses.12 November 2026Read the study

Data studyFunded dry eye drops: how many people in the Waitematā district get them?17,804 Waitematā residents were dispensed funded tear-deficiency drops (artificial tears) in 2025, up 40.6% since 2021.13 November 2026Read the study

StatisticsEye Health Statistics: New Zealand and the North Shore69,687 Waitematā residents were dispensed a funded eye medicine in 2025; 47,306 were on the diabetes register.13 November 2026Read the figures

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Every number comes from official New Zealand data and is computed by a script from files we downloaded, not typed by hand. A second script checks each headline figure against the source again.
Each page names its sources, the period the data covers and what the data cannot tell you.
These pages are built from public data, never from patient records, and make no claims about treatment results.
The data behind each page is a free CSV download, licensed CC BY 4.0: reuse it with credit to NVISION Eyecare and the original source.

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