2023-09-23 15:34:00
How many of us only wonder when highway signs or a writer’s prose have become completely illegible? How many are desperate to get an appointment with an ophthalmologist and have to get used to not seeing clearly?
Putting an end to the mistreatment that Altiligerians unwittingly inflict on their eyes, and detecting pathologies that they do not always suspect, is the objective of Sight Day, supported throughout France by the Lions clubs, long committed to the prevention of blindness and visual impairment.
“The goal,” continues Doctor Patrick Bertrand, one of the organizers of the Ponote awareness operation, “is to raise awareness of the benefit of taking care of your eye health and regularly going to see an ophthalmologist, as we do. go to the general practitioner.”
To this end, Altiligerians – from the age of 16 – already have a first meeting to put on their agenda: Saturday October 7. That day, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the Jeanne-d’Arc room in Le Puy, they will be received by opticians from the Ponot basin and ophthalmologists from the Pôle Vision who will offer them free screenings. The first professionals will be responsible for “assessing the visual acuity of visitors, ensuring that their glasses are well suited to their eyesight,” explains Patrick Bertrand. The latter will inform the public regarding eye diseases (AMD, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, etc.) and will offer, to those who request it, the opportunity to undergo tests aimed at detecting pathologies which, for some, are “imperceptible”, like glaucoma. This disease, a common cause of blindness, is screened using a tonometer, a device that expels a stream of air into the eye. The painless test aims to measure eye tension. “If it is high, it may be a sign of glaucoma,” continues Patrick Bertrand, specifying that early detection allows “to increase the chances of treating the disease and curing it quickly” .
At the end of these screenings, however, “no prescription will be issued”, recalls the Lions club. The operation consists of “detecting an anomaly, but this must be explored by the doctor. Patients will be referred to their ophthalmologist.” And they can rest assured, their participation in Sight Day sometimes has the effect of an “accelerant” for obtaining an appointment, says Doctor Patrick Bertrand.
Ophélie Crémillieux
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