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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. Moflatt (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 1937:—
"Retinoscopy clinics are held at Lloyd Park on Tuesday and
Thursday mornings and re-inspection clinics on Saturday mornings
in each week.
"There were 432 retinoscopies done during 1937, and the total
number of attendances made by children was 2,445.
"In October, medical inspection and treatment at the Secondary
schools were taken over by your Authority, and in the three months,
October, November and December, 12 boys and 14 girls were submitted
to retinoscopy. These children are seen, when possible, on
Saturday mornings in order to minimise interference with their
school work.
"Eight children were referred from the eye clinic to the Blind
and Myope School during 1937.