Tays Eye Center is struggling with long queues – a girl suffering from eye disease was waiting for two years
Sote|Treatment of eye diseases in Tampere has been congested. Unhurried cases may have to wait for years.
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14-year-old Hannah’s eye was hit by herpesvirus in 2021, which required quick treatment at Tampere University Hospital.
Hanna had to wait for a control visit for two years, although she had to be in an urgent queue.
Marko Kataja, Director of the Eye Center, admits that non-urgent control visits may have long waiting times due to a shortage of resources.
In April 2021 Hannah The eye felt inflamed. Mom booked her 14-year-old daughter with time for a doctor.
At the health center, it became clear that herpesvirus had struck the eye and would require quick treatment. Ceratitis, or corneal inflammation caused by herpes virus, can identify the cornea and, at worst, lead to loss of vision.
Hanna got a few days away from the Tampere University Hospital (Tays) eye center. The inflammation was so bad that the eye had become a cornea.
“The eyesight in the eye is apparently permanently impaired,” says Hanna.
Hanna’s name has been changed due to the sensitive nature of the matter. His identity is known to HS and HS has seen a medical report on illness.
Pair For a year, Hanna visited the eye center several times, as it was necessary to monitor the effectiveness of the medication and the condition of the eye. Inflammation also tends to recur.
In 2023, Hanna went to the reception and the doctor told me that the next time would be three months later. It took three months, but there was no new time. Summer changed to autumn and autumn winter, but there was still no time.
When the daughter’s medication began to run out, her mother called the hospital.
« From there it was said that the target times were one year and a half behind. »
The mother checked from the nurse that she was in a hurry, as the speech had been. According to the nurse, this was the case.
Hanna finally reached the reception in March this year, two years late.
« It doesn’t sound good, » says her mother.
« However, the eye is a sensitive body. »
Tampere At the University Hospital Eye Center, congestion is known.
Eye Center for Responsible Director Marko Katajan Included in surgical treatment And urgent treatment is accessible within the limits of the care guarantee. For example, glaucoma and degeneration of the eyelid are treated urgently to prevent permanent visual injury.
On the other hand, the first visit to the outpatient clinic may have to wait longer if the effort is not estimated to be urgent. Similarly, there is a problem in control visits.
« Waiting times vary from case to case, but for some, the year is realism, » Kataja admits.
Without knowing the details of Hanna’s case, she suspects that she may have been about a control. They are not, in principle, busy. According to Kataja, in acute ailments, there is usually no control over three months.
Outpatient clinic The difficult situation is partly due to the fact that primary health care is mainly treated, Kataja says. Thus, treatment for many eye diseases must be sought from the eye center.
The number of referrals to the eye center increased dramatically as the well -being areas began. Juniper says that attempts have been made to dismantle the congestion so that their own staff has done additional work and the care has been purchased from private.
According to Kataja, there is no rapid solution to the dismantling of outpatient queues. He believes that more and more purchasing services will have to be relying on in the future.
« We probably won’t get such a great resource allowance that this year we could get on our own target times during the control visits. »
Hannah The next control time should be in July. The mother does not believe that the visit will take place at that time.
« I asked the nurse if it was realistic to wait for her daughter to get to the doctor at the time. She realized that she wasn’t. »
