Jean-Luc Boujon, edited by Alexandre Dalifard 06:20, February 28, 2023
Every day, Europe 1 looks at an idea or a problem in your daily life.
Faced with medical and ophthalmological desertification, some French people offer services to get closer to patients.
Near Annonay, in the Ardèche, an optician crisscrosses isolated villages with her traveling truck fitted out like an optical store.
Europe 1 went there.
A solution against medical and ophthalmological desertification.
Near Annonay, on the borders of the Loire and Ardèche departments, an optician crisscrosses isolated villages with her traveling truck fitted out like an optical shop.
A way to reach populations far from urban centres, ophthalmological centers and shops.
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Present once a month
Europe 1 went to Burdignes in the Loire, a village of 300 inhabitants at 900 meters above sea level.
On the village square, Julie Chalençon has parked her truck, fitted out like an optical store.
“We have set up an eye examination room, like what you can find in stores. And we have shelves to present the frames. We have 120 and that covers all ranges: adults, children, men, women We also do solar,” explains the manager.
A service that delights locals, like Pierre, 90 years old.
"Glasses are very important. At my age, it's hard to take a car. Or we don't take any at all because we can't anymore. So, when someone comes to the town where you live, it can't be better for us in terms of health monitoring", he rejoices.
Julie Chalençon, who owns two optical stores near Annonay, comes here once a month.
She does the same thing in four villages in the area.
"Coming to the village, being really at the service of people and being close to them, that's really what I like about my job," she explains.
A real local service provided by this child of the country, very useful in this rural area.