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(d) Visual Defects and External Eye Diseases.—Treatment
for the latter is given at the school clinics (see Table IV, Group 1,
at the end of the report).
The medical treatment facilities provided by your Authority
for defects of vision, etc., consist of (A) a Myope School staffed on
the medical side by Dr. Moffatt (part-time Consultant Ophthalmic
Surgeon), who attends once a month, and Dr. Sheppard; and
(B) three weekly refraction clinics under the care of Dr. Sheppard,
who refers special or difficult cases to the consultant clinic.
All defects of vision referred to the eye clinics are, if necessary,
followed up for the remainder of the child's school life.
Dr. Sheppard has kindly contributed the following account of
the work done during 1936
"The eye clinic pursued a normal course during 1936. There
were 2,563 attendances, which included 405 new cases and 468
retinoscopies.