visual health platform to speed up appointment scheduling

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Launched a few months ago, the start-up Eyeneed has shortened the wait time for an appointment with an ophthalmologist. Discovery.

To combat the shortage of liberal ophthalmologists, the Court of Auditors, in its 2018 report on Social Security, advocates an increased role for orthoptists in visual assessments and proposes to empower opticians to prescribe corrective lenses as first-line .

Developments widely anticipated by Etienne Gardea, ophthalmologist surgeon, who is behind the launch of the platform Eyeneed, which reinvents access to healthcare.

" It is not acceptable for the patient to often wait several months before obtaining an appointment, explains Etienne Gardea. Thanks to Eyeneed, not only are the deadlines shortened, but, moreover, the latter will be guided to the healthcare professional who can best take care of him. It can be the ophthalmologist, but also the orthoptist or even the optician. "

 

Online medical pre-consultation

Concretely, the patient is invited to fill out a form on the Eyeneed website. This free and fully secure medical pre-consultation aims to precisely collect his request, understand his needs and direct him towards the right professional for the fastest possible appointment since the flow of requests is subject to a optimal distribution. " In the Rouen region, where Eyeneed was first launched, we were able to reduce the delays considerably. Where, before, you had to wait between 6 and 8 months to meet a practitioner, it only takes between a week and a month and a half "Says Etienne Gardea.

In total, since the launch of the visual health platform, more than 7,000 appointment requests have already been recorded. The goal is to gradually roll out and extend Eyeneed to the regions most in demand, the geographic areas most in need, starting with the medical deserts. The system is open to all visual health professionals wishing to improve access to care for patients and establish real collaboration between professionals.

Note that Eyeneed received the Startup Prize from the Digital Health Club during the 2018 Health Communication Festival.

Source: Eyeneed

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