Retinal specialists coming to Dauphin on monthly basis
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This article was published 27/07/2022 (1303 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The province launched a new pilot project on Wednesday that’s designed to bring retinal specialists to the City of Dauphin once a month.
Health Minister Audrey Gordon made the announcement at Ashcroft Vision Care in Dauphin. The Ashcroft optometry clinic will provide space for the visiting retinal specialists to consult with and treat Parkland patients suffering from a wide variety of eye conditions.
“Manitobans living in the Parkland region currently have to travel to Winnipeg to access a retinal specialist, which creates an unnecessary financial burden and additional stress for the patient and family,” Gordon stated in a corresponding news release.
“To have a specialist travel to Dauphin once a month to provide services at Ashcroft Vision Care will help reduce out-of-pocket expenses for these patients and families, strengthen health-care in the region and ensure the same level of care, closer to home.”
Dr. Josh Manusow and a group of fellow ophthalmologists from Winnipeg make the monthly trips to Dauphin, with the province covering travel expenses and supply costs.
The group specializes in diagnosing and treating various eye conditions, including age-related macular degeneration, hereditary diseases of the eye, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment and cancers of the eye.
“We are excited to travel to Dauphin to provide care to patients that currently must travel to Winnipeg regularly and look forward to serve 60 to 80 patients each visit when the project begins this fall,” Manusow said.
The pilot project is expected to run over the next year, which will give the province enough time to evaluate its effectiveness and impact on patient care in the region, Gordon said.
Dauphin is located approximately 164 kilometres north of Brandon.
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