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REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE
OPHTHALMIC CLINICS.
The following is a summary of the work carried out
during the year in respect of toddlers and nursing and
expectant mothers:—
Toddlers.
Tests under atropine 20
Other attendances 109
Spectacles prescribed 12
Spectacles supplied 16
External Diseases of the Eye treated at the Clinics:
Blepharitis and Conjunctivitis 7
Injury to Eye 2
Ingrowing lashes 1
Dacrocystitis 4
Hordeolum 2
Cases listed for Squint Training 10
Expectant and Nursing Mothers.
Tests 9
Other Attendances (Blepharitis and Conjunctivitis
4) 45
Spectacles prescribed 9
Spectacles supplied 7
Children under five years of age form an important
and distinctive feature of any eye session. Their
attendance at the clinic emphasises one of the most