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.
Cancer is a leading cause of death in Australia â more than 43,200 people died from cancer in 2011. The most common causes of cancer deaths are not necessarily the most frequently occurring cancers. While lung cancer is the fifth most common type of cancer overall, it is the leading cause of cancer death in Australians.he most common causes of cancer deaths are not necessarily the most frequently occurring cancers. While lung cancer is the fifth most common type of cancer overall, it is the leading cause of cancer death in Australians.
Stroke is the second leading cause of death globally after coronary heart disease, accounting for 6.7-million deaths in 2012 â 427,000 or 6% of these were in sub-Saharan Africa. About 4.4% of total deaths in sub-Saharan Africa were the result of stroke.ACTSHEET: The leading causes of death in Africa. Researched by Africa Check. By World Health Organisation (WHO) figures, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa claimed 9,177 lives since the start of the outbreak in 2014.