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OPHTHALMIC SURGEONS REPORT ON THE
WORK OF THE EYE CLINIC.
The selection of new cases for Ophthalmic examination is
made from :—
(1) Children found with defective vision by the School
Medical Officer at the Schools.
(2) Children suffering from obvious defects sent to the
School Clinic by the teachers.
694 cases were examined at the Clinic. Of these the defects
were as follows :—
*Myopia 96
Myopic astigmatism 56
Hypermetropia 132
Hypermetropic astigmatism 140
Mixed astigmatism 43
Hypermetropia with squint 39
Myopia with squint 15
Squint only 14
Odd eyes 11
Various diseases 40
No defect 108
Total 694
* 10 of these cases were excluded for varying periods.
VARIOUS DISEASES.
40 disease cases were seen. These included iritis, nystagmus,
optic atrophy, artificial eye and cataract. The remainder were
cases of corneal ulcer, corneal opacity, conjunctivitis and ciliary
spasm.
Myopia and squint cases requiring supervision are seen at
intervals of three to nine months.
A. HENRY THOMPSON.