Ophthalmologist

It was an early start, on a cold damp Monday morning. We have not had one of them for a long while, an early start that is. The reason we were up at the crack of dawn, and on the road early, was because we had our appointments with the ophthalmologist. Today we would hopefully get our ordonnance’s to be prescribed new glasses. A friend had recommended Docteur Perez in Dijon, which is just under a 2 hour drive from ours, actually about 1 hour 40 minutes, if we take the autoroute. I know that may seem a long way to travel to the opticians, but this optician had been recommended, and you cannot beat a recommendation, especially when you are told he speaks very good English. Normally we will make every effort to speak and understand french, but when it’s to do with our health, it becomes very difficult. So we booked in via the DoctorLib app – which is so easy – and started looking forward to our visit to Dijon.

We arrived in plenty of time, so found somewhere nice for a coffee and enjoyed it with a free croissant.

The clinic was a very modern building, and all the staff were extremely welcoming. We checked in at reception and made our way up to the first floor.

The waiting area was in a central position, with a number of well equipped examination rooms situated around it. First of all we were called to have photographs taken of our eyes, which was done quickly with very modern kit, then we were called for the eye examinations. Once this was complete we were taken together to meet Docteur Perez, who discussed the health of our eyes, and what changes were needed on our glasses to help us see better. We both knew our prescriptions had changed, and were pleased when he presented us with our ordonnance’s, which meant we could now order our glasses officially.

We left the building very pleased with our visit, it had not only been successful, but a really pleasant experience. Next on the list…lunch.