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SCHOOL CLINIC.-C.-OCULIST SECTION.
The Ophthalmic Surgeon (Oculist) attends one afternoon per week, except
during school holidays, when the Minor Ailment nurses aud clerk help her.
An Optician attends at the same time as the Oculist and takes measurements
and supplies all spectacles required. The optician is under contract with the
Education Committee to provide frames and lenses at fixed rates; the parents
are asked to contribute not more than half the contract, and are excused even
this in necessitous cases.
(Miss) Mary E. Joll, M.D., B.L. Loud., reports to me as follows:—
The Clinic was opened on May 13th, 1920. The Ophthalmic Surgeon
attended on one half day per week, making 28 occasions in all during 1920.
The total number of new cases seen were 251
The average number of new cases per session was 9
Average number of attendances per week was 18
Total attendances were 497
Owing to previous neglect of Ophthalmic treatment, it was only possible
to refer for treatment the most urgent cases; hence the large proportion of
strabismi and congenital abnormalities seen.
It should be possible to examine ten new cases per session, but work was
hampered in the early stages through inadequate equipment. This is now
fairly complete and satisfactoiy, but the dark room light is still a source of
much annoyance and loss of time. Electric light supplied from the cable would
be a great convenience.
There are quite sufficient cases waiting to be seen to warrant the setting
apart of two sessions per week for ophthalmic cases, at least until the waiting
list is cleared off.
Cases dealt with were as follows:—
No visual defects 28
Simple errors of refraction 96
Errors of refraction, with concomitant strabismus 68
Corneal nebulas (marked) 3
Adherent leucoma 7
Congenital amplyopia 9
Blind scholar 1