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necessary to emphasize that the squinting eye always
becomes partially or completely blind unless treatment at an
early age is carried out.
(3) Astigmatism is an irregular curvature of the eye so
that the vision is different in each diameter. This is a congenital
condition, and is frequently inherited. With high
degrees of astigmatism the vision may be very defective
and it may be impossible to much improve it by glasses. The
earlier the child wears these the more hopeful is the prospect
of good vision.
PRESCRIPTION OF SPECTACLES.
141 children (56 boys and 85 girls) were examined at
the following age-periods:—
Under 8 22
8-12 64
12-14 55
Of these, 6 boys and 12 girls were found not to require
spectacles. 3 boys and 2 girls were suffering from a
squint and were recommended to attend at an Eye Hospital
for operative treatment.
The defects of the remainder were as follows:—
Boys.
Girls.
Hypermetropia
15
26
Hypermetropic Astigmatism
16
17
Myopia
8
6
Myopic Astigmatism
2
6
Mixed Astigmatism
2
2
Anisometropia
4
14
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