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Ophthalmic Clinics
Seven weekly ophthalmic sessions are held — three at Lordship Lane Clinic, Tottenham; two at Weston Park
Clinic, Hornsey; and two at Stuart Crescent Health Centre, Wood Green.
Dr. T.G. Kletz, Consultant Ophthalmologist to the Lordship Lane Clinic, reports as follows on the year's work:—
"The work at Lordship Lane Ophthalmic Clinic is the investigation and correction of refractive errors and eye
muscle defects. There are three ophthalmic sessions weekly. There is also a full time orthoptist.
The ethnic survey into myopia is continuing and it is interesting to note that whilst the majority of children
attending the clinic are of immigrant families, the incidence of myopia continues to be approximately double
that of the native population, with by far the highest proportion in the West Indians.
Total attendances — Native 40%
— Immigrant 60%
New cases seen — Native 37.2%
Immigrant 62.8%
Immigrant cases were — West Indian 57%
Cypriot 10%
Irish 16%
Indian 14%
The remainder consisting of Europeans, Africans and Far Eastern
origin.
Myopia — Native 16.8% of new cases seen
Immigrant 32.7% of new cases seen
For West Indians, 41% of the new cases were myopic. 60% of the high myopes were West
Indians."
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