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72
(3) Degree of visual acuity (when unequal, the acuity of worse
eye)—
less
than
6/6 6/9 6/12 6/18 6/24 6/36 6/60 6/60
No. of children 39 21 9 14 37 30 14 18
High Myopia 4
(4) Varieties of Refractive Error—
Hypermetropia (long sight) 63
Simple Hypermetropic Astigmatism 11
Compound Hypermetropic Astigmatism 52
Myopia (short sight) 23
Simple Myopic Astigmatism 9
Compound Myopic Astigmatism 15
Mixed Astigmatism 5
Emmetropia (normal sight) 5
Squint.—Nineteen cases were treated at the Clinic by means
of glasses to correct the errors of refraction that are almost
invariably present, and one was sent to hospital for operative
treatment. These, together with cases seen in previous years,
attend at regular intervals for re-inspection.
High Myopia.—Four cases were seen during the year and
are kept under close observation, one being recommended for a
Special School.
The attendances at the Eye Clinics were as follows
Clinics held 74
Attendances (including those for " eye drops ") 1,586
Retinoscopies 191
Prescriptions 182
Spectacles issued 174
Others (reports, re-inspections and repairs) 382
(g) Ear Diseases.—Twenty-four cases of defective hearing
were seen and 18 were referred for the treatment of Adenoids,
Otitis Media or impacted cerumen, and two were recommended
for Special Schools for the Deaf.
Forty-three cases of Otitis Media were treated during the
year. Whenever possible the Adenoid growths of the children
were treated by operation. Considerable success was attained
by treatment with a powder of Iodine and Boracic Acid.