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This clinic is held every Monday afternoon from 2 to 4.30.
Occasionally during the year it was necessary to hold further
sessions on Thursday afternoons.
The Refraction Clinic continued to be well attended and
the table given hereunder shows the number of children who
received treatment.
New cases (examined for the first time) 114
Old cases (re-examinations) 186
lie-attendances 326
Total 626
Glasses were prescribed in ninety-four cases, and the
following figures indicate the errors of refraction found.
Hypermetropia 13
Myopia 28
Myopic and Hypermetropic Astigmatism 53
Of the twenty-eight cases of myopia examined, ten were
found to have a refractive error greater than minus four dioptres.
Where necessary, instructions were sent to the Head
Teachers of the schools which the children attended, modifying
the curriculum with a view to preventing the short sight from
becoming more marked. Similar advice was also given to the
parents.
The children suffering from myopia are re-examined at the
clinic twice a year.
Children suffering from other types of defective vision are
re-tested at the end of twelve months. In all cases the children
are seen by the Oculist after the glasses have been obtained.
In several instances difficulty was experienced in persuading
parents to provide spectacles for their children. The assistance
of the N.S.P.C.C. was of the greatest help in dealing with these
parents, and in every case spectacles were ultimately obtained.
Seven children were referred from the Refraction Clinic to
hospital for further treatment. These children were found to be
suffering from the following defects:—
Nystagmus 2
Keratitis 1
Cataract 1
Other Defects 3
(g) Ear Diseases. One hundred and three children with
minor ear defects were treated at the Health Centre. Most of
these cases were suffering from otorrhoea, wax in the ear, or
eczematous conditions of the meatus. It is most important
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