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Ophthalmic Clinics
These Clinics are situated at Beckenham, Bromley, Chislehurst,
Orpington, Penge and St. Paul's Cray. A total of 10 weekly
sessions is held at these centres. In addition a session is held every
other week at Bromley.
A total of 589 new cases and 3,845 re-examinations was seen
at the Clinics, and spectacles were prescribed for 1,406 pupils.
The attendance at these Clinics is on the whole very good and
it was again possible for both new cases and re-examinations to
be seen without any undue delay.
The importance of the Ophthalmic Clinics cannot be over
stressed as unchecked defects of vision can have serious effects
on a child's scholastic achievements.
Orthoptic Clinic
Patients seen at this Clinic, which is held at Bromley North,
are always sent by an Ophthalmologist.
The following types of cases are referred:—
(a) Cases of obvious strabismus or squint.
(b) Patients suspected of having a strabismus.
(c) Amblyopic patients.
(d) Patients with any ocular muscle imbalance.
(e) Patients who are complaining of ocular
symptoms, the cause of which is not obvious to
the Ophthalmologist.
Details of treatments and attendances are as follow :—
Number of new cases 38
Number on treatment 84
Number on occlusion 101
Number of treatments given 148
Number of cures with operation 5
Number of cures without operation 8
Cases discharged—cured
(a) Functional for binocular single vision 7
(b) Cosmetic 6
Unsuitable cases 2
Total Number of attendances 711
Number failed to attend 22
Transferred or left the District 7
Number of sessions 187
Number on waiting list at 31.12.66 4
Patients not living in the area served by this clinic are seen
at the nearest local hospital.