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.
Stop worrying about plane crashes and the impending zombie apocalypse. The most common cause of death in Australia remains heart disease, though the risk of the former has dropped over the past decade.New Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures analyse causes of death between 2001 and 2010.ere are the top 20 causes of death in 2010, a year in which 141,070 Australians died: 1  Ischaemic heart diseases. 2  Cerebrovascular diseases. 3  Dementia and Alzheimer disease. 4  Trachea, bronchus and lung cancer. 5  Chronic lower respiratory diseases. 6  Colon, sigmoid, rectum and anus cancer.