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.
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.