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.
Coronary heart disease is the most common underlying cause of death in Australia for people over age 45, followed by cerebrovascular disease, cancers, dementia and Alzheimer disease and respiratory conditions.ung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) make up the top 5 leading underlying causes of death in Australia in 2012, for males and females of all ages combined.
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.