Question 1207 — health professions

Summary

Mr. Christophe Jerretie draws the attention of the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the question of waiting times for obtaining an appointment with an ophthalmologist. Law No. 2016-41 of January 26, 2016 to modernize our health system allows orthoptists working in ophthalmology doctors' offices to carry out a visual assessment of a patient for glasses in order to reduce waiting times for a appointments, which vary from 60 to 111 days on average, excluding medical emergencies. These deadlines are 6 months to 1 year in the departments of the former Limousin region. This is a definite step forward. Despite everything, waiting times remain excessively long for two reasons: on the one hand, the aging of the population leads to an increase in the need for treatment of age-related eye diseases (AMD, glaucoma, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy...); on the other hand, the number of ophthalmologists is continually decreasing: ophthalmology positions open to medical students are limited to 141 per year throughout France, while 250 to 300 ophthalmologists retire each year. Failure to replace one in two ophthalmologists automatically leads to a shortage. Also, he asks him to indicate whether the Government intends to increase the numerus clausus of interns in ophthalmology, today set at 150 and whether a particular policy for deserted environments is envisaged.

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