Eyeglass prescription. Using a phoropter to determine a prescription for eyeglasses. An eyeglass prescription is an order written by an eyewear prescriber, such as an optometrist or ophthalmologist, that specifies the value of all parameters the prescriber has deemed necessary to construct and/or dispense corrective lenses appropriate for a patient.
Smoking is the largest preventable cause of death and disease in Australia. There is a tobacco-related death about every 28 minutes in Australia, adding up to more than 50 deaths each day.In 1998, 19,019 deaths were caused by tobacco use.moking is the largest preventable cause of death and disease in Australia. There is a tobacco-related death about every 28 minutes in Australia, adding up to more than 50 deaths each day.
1 An estimated 126,800 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in Australia this year, with that number set to rise to 150,000 by 2020. 2  1 in 2 Australian men and 1 in 3 Australian women will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85. 1 in 2 Australian men and 1 in 3 Australian women will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85. 2  Cancer is a leading cause of death in Australia â more than 43,000 people died from cancer in 2012. 3  Cancer accounted for about 3 in 10 deaths in Australia.