SOLIDARITY MEDICINE: THE EXPERIENCE OF AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST FROM SAN FRANCISCO
SOLIDARITY MEDICINE: THE EXPERIENCE OF AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST FROM SAN FRANCISCO
“It is a very enriching experience in every sense,” assured the ophthalmologist María Florencia Tognon from our city, who told LA VOZ DE SAN JUSTO her experience traveling with other professionals to provide free eye care to those who most need it. She received her doctorate. Recently she traveled to Los Gigantes in the mountains of Córdoba, integrating a team with other professionals from different locations in the province.
“It is a very enriching experience in every sense,” assured the ophthalmologist María Florencia Tognon from our city, who told LA VOZ DE SAN JUSTO her experience traveling with other professionals to provide free eye care to those who most need it. She received her doctorate. Recently she traveled to Los Gigantes in the mountains of Córdoba, integrating a team with other professionals from different locations in the province.
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Solidarity care was carried out in a school in Los Gigantes
Isabel Fernandez | LVSJ
“The important thing is to see what is invisible to others”, the phrase by photographer Robert Frank, written in the special font used by eye doctors, presides over one of the walls of the office and highlights the importance of connecting with people, feeling empathy with what they feel and think.
The doctor María Florencia Tognon (MP-3124/1; ME-13840) of our city, demonstrates with deeds the spirit of that phrase by being part of the Solidarity Subcommittee of the Córdoba Ophthalmology Society with those who travel to places in the province where they are summoned to provide free eye care to those who need it most.
He recently traveled to Los Gigantes in the mountains of Córdoba, forming a team with other professionals from different locations in the province, including doctors Pablo Testi, Gerardo Mateo, Ariel Livas and Cecilia Alós. There, in the library of the “Nuestra Señora del Valle” School, they carried out an ophthalmological check-up on 52 people, adults and children, for whom they made a follow-up card.
That small grain of sand that they contribute without a doubt can change the lives of adults and children. “Now I can see well. Before, I didn’t know if there were cows, sheep or dogs on top of the mountain,” said a 90-year-old grandmother from that town who received her glasses thanks to the care of a group of supportive ophthalmologists.
At the time, lenses were prescribed, ocular surface problems, cataracts were seen and some were referred to hospitals or other centers for surgical treatment.
THE VOICE OF SAN JUSTO spoke with Dr. Tognon who recounted her experience and He stressed that it is “very enriching in every way, for the soul for the gratitude and affection they give us and also for our profession because we have the challenge of reaching the same diagnosis without so much technology.”
It is not the first experience for the doctor, since she went to different homes for children or single mothers and a village in Río Tercero. The day of solidarity care is not worked in the private office, but according to her, it is not lost, but much is gained.
“You always take more than you leave he assured. They are new experiences because it is not the office we are used to, not even a hospital. We are the most grateful because we learn more and it is incredible. This is a grain of sand that we can contribute to the health system.”
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“You always take more than you leave,” said Dr. Tognon (Photo: Marcelo Suppo)
much to do
“With all the specialties of medicine, with all the professions and trades, one can feel the same sense of giving and receiving. It is important that what one does serves to build, without thinking about what will be received in return. There is much to do in the field of public health,” he considered.
Tognon affirmed that they are in the place with other ophthalmologists who participate and each one carries the portable equipment that they need. “Wherever we are summoned, we are going to serve people who for some reason cannot access an ophthalmologist, either because they do not have social security or because they live in places that are difficult to access.”
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The ophthalmologist together with colleagues and directors of the Los Gigantes school
“Every time outings are made to different places, all associated professionals are publicly summoned because the idea is to provide a service, share a day in which we can help people who do not have resources. We donate our knowledge and time so that everyone has access to health, we give back everything they taught”Tognon pointed out.
Dr. Tognon did not go alone, but went with her sons Pedro and Simón who missed a day of school in San Francisco but were able to learn there not only the knowledge in the classrooms of the mountain establishment but also the value of solidarity, of being close of those who need it.
“I thank all the colleagues who joined us in this and I invite those who want to join because more people can be served and the team experience is very good,” he concluded by saying. More information at www.sociedadoftalmologiadecordoba.com
Isabel Fernandez | LVSJ
“The important thing is to see what is invisible to others”, the phrase by photographer Robert Frank, written in the special font used by eye doctors, presides over one of the walls of the office and highlights the importance of connecting with people, feeling empathy with what they feel and think.
The doctor María Florencia Tognon (MP-3124/1; ME-13840) of our city, demonstrates with deeds the spirit of that phrase by being part of the Solidarity Subcommittee of the Córdoba Ophthalmology Society with those who travel to places in the province where they are summoned to provide free eye care to those who need it most.
He recently traveled to Los Gigantes in the mountains of Córdoba, forming a team with other professionals from different locations in the province, including doctors Pablo Testi, Gerardo Mateo, Ariel Livas and Cecilia Alós. There, in the library of the “Nuestra Señora del Valle” School, they carried out an ophthalmological check-up on 52 people, adults and children, for whom they made a follow-up card.
That small grain of sand that they contribute without a doubt can change the lives of adults and children. “Now I can see well. Before, I didn’t know if there were cows, sheep or dogs on top of the mountain,” said a 90-year-old grandmother from that town who received her glasses thanks to the care of a group of supportive ophthalmologists.
At the time, lenses were prescribed, ocular surface problems, cataracts were seen and some were referred to hospitals or other centers for surgical treatment.
THE VOICE OF SAN JUSTO spoke with Dr. Tognon who recounted her experience and He stressed that it is “very enriching in every way, for the soul for the gratitude and affection they give us and also for our profession because we have the challenge of reaching the same diagnosis without so much technology.”
It is not the first experience for the doctor, since she went to different homes for children or single mothers and to a village in Río Tercero. The day of solidarity care is not worked in the private office, but according to her, it is not lost, but much is gained.
“You always take more than you leave he assured. They are new experiences because it is not the office we are used to, not even a hospital. We are the most grateful because we learn more and it is incredible. This is a grain of sand that we can contribute to the health system.”
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“You always take more than you leave,” said Dr. Tognon (Photo: Marcelo Suppo)
much to do
“With all the specialties of medicine, with all the professions and trades, one can feel the same sense of giving and receiving. It is important that what one does serves to build, without thinking about what will be received in return. There is much to do in the field of public health,” he considered.
Tognon affirmed that they are in the place with other ophthalmologists who participate and each one carries the portable equipment that they need. “Wherever we are summoned, we are going to serve people who for some reason cannot access an ophthalmologist, either because they do not have social security or because they live in places that are difficult to access.”
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The ophthalmologist together with colleagues and directors of the Los Gigantes school
“Every time outings are made to different places, all associated professionals are publicly summoned because the idea is to provide a service, share a day in which we can help people who do not have resources. We donate our knowledge and time so that everyone has access to health, we give back everything they taught”Tognon pointed out.
Dr. Tognon did not go alone, but went with her sons Pedro and Simón who missed a day of school in San Francisco but were able to learn there not only the knowledge in the classrooms of the mountain establishment but also the value of solidarity, of being close of those who need it.
“I thank all the colleagues who joined us in this and I invite those who want to join because more people can be served and the team experience is very good,” he concluded by saying. More information at www.sociedadoftalmologiadecordoba.com
