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.
Motor vehicle traffic accidents are the most common cause of all accidental deaths in Australia (see Motor vehicle traffic accidents). In 1994, 127 children were killed in motor vehicle traffic accidents, accounting for 44% of all child accidental deaths.ortality and Morbidity: Accidental death of children. In 1994, accidents were the most common cause of death among children aged 1-14 years. Accidents are a major cause of preventable death among children.
Over 1999-2003, in Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory, 75% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males and 65% of females died before the age of 65 years compared to 26% of males and 16% of females in the non-Indigenous population. First, 'the health status of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is poor in comparison to the rest of the Australian population.' 27 There remains a large inequality gap in Australia. 2  Second, Indigenous peoples do not have an equal opportunity to be as healthy as non-Indigenous Australians.