This clinic in Gironde wants to reduce the waiting time for ophthalmology consultations

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“There is more than 80% leakage Bordeaux for ophthalmology, notes Arnaud Troissant, the general director of the Sainte-Anne clinic in Langon (Gironde). On average it takes 6 to 8 months of waiting for an ophthalmological consultation. We wanted to recreate a more extensive consultation offering at the clinic. Hence this partnership with the Bordeaux Eye Clinic. »

This clinic, which has eight reception locations in Gironde, has been established since October 2024 in South Gironde, within the Sainte-Anne clinic.

“The Tondu clinic in Floiracwhich is part of the same Saint-Gatien Group as the Sainte-Anne clinic, needs to develop,” adds the general director.

“We must avoid patients having to go back and forth to Bordeaux”

Since the beginning of October, Dr Romain Baudonnet (ophthalmologist, retinal disease and surgery, cataract surgery) has been carrying out consultations in Langon (Mondays and Fridays) and on-site operations. He will soon be joined by several practitioners during 2025.

The objective is to provide care with faster ophthalmology appointments.

“We have a team of 3 or 4 practitioners, with 4/5 days of consultations per week and guaranteed permanence, adds Dr Romain Baudonnet. The objective is to provide care with faster appointments. We feel that patients in the waiting room want a faster turnaround. There are older patients in South Gironde who cannot be left without rapid access to care. We must avoid these patients having to go back and forth to Bordeaux. There will be retirements of ophthalmologists. Patients have fears about their medical follow-up. »

“Patients prefer not to seek treatment”

The ophthalmologist also notes that “patients prefer not to seek treatment rather than going to Bordeaux”.

The ophthalmology consultation is offered within the Sainte-Anne clinic, in a 100 m² space with orthoptist, secretarial services and all the necessary equipment for the consultation.

The service offers several specialties such as surgery of the cataract, AMDthe diabetes and the intravitreal injections.

1,500 patients undergoing cataract surgery in 2024

1,500 patients in 2024 were operated on for cataracts, treated by an ophthalmologist in the operating room, and even more in consultation. “We want to offer more consultations to the South-Gironde population area,” continues Arnaud Troissant.

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